Lucky

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Lucky

2017

1h 28m

Comedy

Drama

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A 90-year-old atheist has outlived and out-smoked his contemporaries, and as he comes to terms with his own mortality, he searches for ever-elusive enlightenment.

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Critics Consensus

Lucky is a bittersweet meditation on mortality, punctuating the career of beloved character actor Harry Dean Stanton.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

This is no fluffy eulogy or hagiography. There are flashes of anger and discontentedness throughout.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 18, 2018

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

A goldmine of small but perfectly formed parts.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 16, 2018

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

Stanton's navy veteran quietly dominates virtually every frame, weather-beaten as the landscape around his small American town.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 14, 2018

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Daniel Howat

Next Best Picture

Lucky is a lovely, small film. It's an ode to living. A farewell to a well-lived life, and an acceptance of what comes after.

Rated: 7/10

May 19, 2022

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Jeff Mitchell

Art House Film Wire

Harry Dean Stanton felt perfectly comfortable accepting dozens and dozens of small roles, but before he left this world, he resonates, as Lucky, with a soulful and matter-of-fact leading performance.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 14, 2021

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Gisela Savdie

El Heraldo

With a smart script, the movie is a true reflection on life and death [Full Review in Spanish]

Nov 8, 2020

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Stephen G

A rare down to earth movie In the top 10 of my own list. Inspires reflection long after viewing. At 90 years old this old guy is searching the secrets of the mystery we call life. Not the answer,of course, but a way of dealing with the age old question of WHY. I loved the honesty in the presentation of trying to deal with this primary debacle in our search for "True Meaning" of our exsistance as humans. Well done!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/15/25

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K. W. R

Harry Dean Stanton remains as calm, cool, and collected as he always has been. David Lynch brings a nice conversation about existentialism to the bar scenes, and the fiesta with Harry singing mariachi is a well-received treat. This is a heavy, real, and deep dive into getting older and how we deal with it as humans.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/18/25

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Stephen Jules R

flashback to what feels long ago showing this at the little cinema George railroad Martin saved I worked at. anyways in not ten years so much has changed most of the cast gone and they don't make little character movies like this I'm pretty sure...not perfect but real and special cuz of the timing

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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Harrison B

Great acting by a 90 year-old Stanton and nice cameo from David Lynch. Sort of meandering and unfulfilling.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/04/25

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Kerry P

We need more films like this. Period.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/08/24

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Audience Member

Excellent, just an old guy at the end of his life. Probably a couple of scenes more poignant than is likely in real life, but overall a simple period to a simple sentence. And nice to hear Harry Dean sing again. I remember his singing in Cool Hand Luke 60 years ago.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/09/24

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Synopsis

A 90-year-old atheist has outlived and out-smoked his contemporaries, and as he comes to terms with his own mortality, he searches for ever-elusive enlightenment.

Director: John Carroll Lynch
Producer: Ira Steven Behr, Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Greg Gilreath, Adam Hendricks, Richard Kahan, John H. Lang, Logan Sparks, Drago Sumonja
Screenwriter: Logan Sparks, Drago Sumonja
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Divide / Conquer, Superlative Films
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 29, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $955.7K
Runtime: 1h 28m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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