Nancy, Please

Released May 24, 2013

1 hr. 24 min.

Comedy

Drama

List

89%

9 Reviews

Tomatometer

49%

250+ Ratings

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A graduate student's vengeful ex-roommate refuses to let him retrieve an important book that he needs for his dissertation on Charles Dickens.

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This movie is actually a complete waste of your time. Andrew Semans I want my two hours back! And give me your jacket! Because... this was such americana trite, beyond infantile in both the plot and execution. I normally congratulate anyone willing to create anything but in this case I highly recommend you just stop writing movies. Neurocies isn't enough to center an entire film around, you actually need a bit more dude.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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A strange and darkly interesting delve into a world of obsession, paranoia, writer's block and personal failure. This movie intrigued me and I would recommend giving it a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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I could not have said it better than the last user. Dumbest, slowest movie I've ever seen in my life. I feel cheated and I want my money back. Worst actors, worst writers. I can't believe this came across someone's desk and they said, "Wow! What a great plot, I can't wait to film this!" I've never been so frustrated or annoyed in my entire life.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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This is the dumbest movie I have ever seen. From the get-go, I just wanted to scream at Paul to drive back over to his old house on the day he moved out and get his stupid book. Had he done that, though, there wouldn't have been a plot. Which, come to think of it, would've been a good thing. I can't believe the critics liked this movie. The flat affect of every character and the inane story-line were frustrating, and I didn't root for anyone. Really, I just wanted Nancy to rid us of Paul in some spectacular manner. No such luck. Don't waste your time on this turkey.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Andrew Semans

Director

Will Rogers

Paul

Eleonore Hendricks

Nancy

Rebecca Lawrence

Jen

Santino Fontana

Charlie

Novella Nelson

Dr. Bannister

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

A darkly comic psychodrama about academic pressure and irrational paranoia.

Rated: 5/5

May 23, 2013

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A.A. Dowd

Time Out Chicago

Nancy, Please hasn't much to offer beyond the amusing spectacle of a complacent college boy losing his cool. But that may be enough, especially for those who've sparred with archrivals of their own -- real or invented.

Rated: 3/5

May 23, 2013

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J. Hoberman

ARTINFO.com

The acting is disciplined (particularly impressive in that the characters are uniformly unsympathetic) and the timing is carefully worked out with regards to Paul's slow-motion breakdown.

May 23, 2013

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Not all of Nancy, Please feels quite successful, but there's a gleeful glint of menace unspooling throughout most of the film's running time.

Aug 22, 2019

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Neely Swanson

Easy Reader (California)

... 95 minutes of the same dilemma over and over again.

Sep 18, 2017

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Synopsis

A graduate student's vengeful ex-roommate refuses to let him retrieve an important book that he needs for his dissertation on Charles Dickens.

Director: Andrew Semans
Executive Producer: Laura Heberton
Screenwriter: Will Heinrich, Andrew Semans
Production Co: Small Coup Films
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 24, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 12, 2014