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Ned Rifle

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The son (Liam Aiken) of Henry Fool and Fay Grim sets out to kill his father for ruining his mother's life, but a troublesome woman (Aubrey Plaza) distracts him from his mission.
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Ned Rifle serves as a satisfying conclusion to Hal Hartley's "Henry Fool" trilogy - and one of the strongest late-period works from a distinguished filmography.

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Anton Bitel Little White Lies 02/19/2018
Seemingly everyone here, viewer included, is on a Fool's errand in trying to pin down the ever-fugitive Henry... which makes this most elusive of characters a perfect figure for a trilogy whose own significance is difficult to capture. Go to Full Review Matthew Lickona San Diego Reader 04/10/2015
2/5
Hartley is at his Hartleyest here, meaning, among other things, that a fair chunk of the dialogue sounds like a pronouncement, aimed as much at the viewer as it is at another character. Go to Full Review Ty Burr Boston Globe 04/09/2015
2.5/4
At its worst, "Ned Rifle" is a self-involved movie about self-involved people. When it clicks, though, we're in a pared-down moral universe that carries unsettling echoes of our own. Go to Full Review Jason Anderson Cinema Scope 01/30/2018
Nick Newman The Film Stage 02/23/2016
B
Ned Rifle finds a comfortable place between Henry Fool's low-key sensibilities and Fay Grim's conspiratorial plotting. Go to Full Review Jonathan Kiefer SF Weekly 01/01/2016
It's as close to an adding-up as can be expected from any thrifty trilogy spread out over three decades, but surely a testament to enduring indie integrity. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Laurie S @Karlwinters May 26 What a load of crappio. Stilted and tedious, probably the most boring film ever. See more Chester 10/07/2022 Weird style but very entertaining! See more 12/17/2015 The third, and possibly final entry, in the "Henry Fool" trilogy by Writer/Director Hal Hartley is quite likely the most straightforward and least strange of the three. It doesn't veer off into strange tangents like the first film, and it doesn't become a stylized international thriller for some reason like the second film...it's just a straightforward plot involving Henry and Fay's son Ned, as he exits the witness protection program and heads off to kill his father, reluctantly allowing a young woman to join him (who turns out to be the girl that Henry mentioned he spent time in jail for having sex with her when she was 13). It is a solid ending for this odd little series, it feels much more in line stylistically and tonally with the first film...but it is still very much it's own thing. I liked this weird series, a very strange series of films to be sure. See more 08/12/2015 The movie itself was alright. The problems I have are the music and the acting. The music sounded like a Native American documentary, not a drama. The acting was really really robotic. I'm not used to Aubrey Plaza being so scripted and robotic. I recommend watching just so that you can wonder "what did I just watch..." because that is how I felt. Maybe it would've been a 3 and a half if the music was better, and a 4 if the actors used more contractions and looked a bit more like they knew what they were saying. See more 05/12/2015 A nearly perfect and hilarious conclusion to the Henry Fool trilogy, and once again, we have a dame well worth just a look into this film which lies in Aubrey Plaza, who steals every scene she's in as usual in everything she's in. The writing by Hartley is brilliant as usual by this man. See more 04/02/2015 The movie should resonate for fans, as it's filled to the brim with Hartley's signature dry and carefully crafted dialogue. See more Read all reviews
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Hal Hartley

Director

Liam Aiken

Ned Rifle

Aubrey Plaza

Susan Weber

Parker Posey

Fay Grim

Thomas Jay Ryan

Henry Fool

Robert John Burke

Chet

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Movie Info

Synopsis The son (Liam Aiken) of Henry Fool and Fay Grim sets out to kill his father for ruining his mother's life, but a troublesome woman (Aubrey Plaza) distracts him from his mission.
Director
Hal Hartley
Producer
Hal Hartley, Matthew Myers, Jacqueline Bussie
Screenwriter
Hal Hartley
Production Co
Possible Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 6, 2016
Runtime
1h 25m