The New Age

R

1994

1h 50m

Drama

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67%

15 Reviews

Tomatometer

40%

100+ Ratings

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Peter (Peter Weller) and Katherine Witner (Judy Davis) are sick of their directionless, materialistic lives in Los Angeles. The couple want something more out of life, and so, after losing their jobs, they decide to open up a clothing boutique -- and open up their marriage to other partners. Their experiment in self-discovery does not go well and, with their money draining away and their lives headed down a whirlpool, they cling desperately to New Age philosophy to stay afloat.

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Wow! I am letting Peter Weller really have it lately. First for Naked Lunch and now for this film. Perhaps he ought to have signed up for a lifetime of playing Robocop. This doesn't quite work. It has it's moments but feels incomplete.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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A rather slow movie. Boring to watch at times, with over-the-top characters, and a strange ending.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Subtle satire of the downtrodden beautiful people of LA - although essentially an urban drama. Peter Weller and Judy Davis work well together, but the story itself is very shallow.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Sporadically witty but not too deep, New Age explores satirically the lives of self-absorbed yuppies on the verge of economic and moral collapse.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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was an ok film could have been better than what it was.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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It has it's ups and downs, but ultimately as empty as these people's lives.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Michael Tolkin

Director

Peter Weller

Peter Witner

Judy Davis

Katherine Witner

Patrick Bauchau

Jean Levy

Corbin Bernsen

Kevin Bulasky

Jonathan Hadary

Paul Hartmann

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

A sometimes smart social commentary on Los Angeles characters who seek spiritual salvation when they can't buy every object they want.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 16, 2013

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B

Sep 7, 2011

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Alison Macor

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Jeff Simon

Buffalo News

There is brilliance all through The New Age -- in the writing and especially the performances of Peter Weller and Judy Davis, two of the best and most perennially underrated around. But it's a brilliance too pitiless and clear-eyed to be lovable.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 4, 2024

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

The realities of their performances prove insufficient to pull Tolkin's bitter and deliberate tale from its doldrums, however, and this film lives u p to its title. Most of the time, it proves as repetitive and empty as an endless New Wave rhapsody.

Jun 8, 2018

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 3/5

Oct 9, 2005

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Synopsis

Peter (Peter Weller) and Katherine Witner (Judy Davis) are sick of their directionless, materialistic lives in Los Angeles. The couple want something more out of life, and so, after losing their jobs, they decide to open up a clothing boutique -- and open up their marriage to other partners. Their experiment in self-discovery does not go well and, with their money draining away and their lives headed down a whirlpool, they cling desperately to New Age philosophy to stay afloat.

Director: Michael Tolkin
Production Co: Alcor Films, New Regency Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $203.6K
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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