Nora

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Nora

Released Apr 4

1h 41m

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Transitions can be tricky. Returning to her hometown after abandoning her music career, Nora finds it difficult to settle into the new demands of suburban motherhood. When her husband goes on tour and leaves her solo-parenting their precocious six-year-old, Nora is forced to evaluate her current circumstances and the dreams she left behind. A visceral portrait of a woman in transition, Anna Campbell's directorial debut expertly cuts together Nora's musical imagination with her day-to-day responsibilities -- interweaving vibrant fantasy sequences set to an upbeat indie rock soundtrack. Featuring performances by Campbell, Lesley Ann Warren, Kate Miner, Jay Walker, and Nick Fink as well as original music by The Airborne Toxic Event's Noah Harmon, NORA is an honest look at the pressures created by modern motherhood and the tension between a mother's dreams and those she has for her family.

Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

“Nora” doesn’t put any of its characters into conforming boxes, and that’s what makes it such a joy.

Apr 2, 2025

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Don Shanahan

Film Obsessive

It’s safe to say every parent watching Nora needs to carve out some self-care time in their schedules to do their own just-for-you enrichment activity, whatever it may be.

Rated: 3/5

May 23, 2025

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Andrew Jankowski

Willamette Week

The stakes raised up to the climax lead to a satisfying payoff, and offers a reminder that having it all depends on what “it all” means anyway.

May 21, 2025

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

The musical flights of fancy are where the character and the movie truly shine.

Rated: B-

May 21, 2025

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

A mildly engrossing and well-acted, but tonally uneven and undercooked character study. Anna Campbell, who's reminiscent of Lesley Manville, gives a warm and heartfelt performance that helps to ground it in authenticity.

Apr 18, 2025

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Campbell’s performance is committed and the music videos are innovative in their various style and forms, yet the blending of the drama with them doesn’t quite work leaving the script feeling a bit underbaked.

Apr 10, 2025

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Moody C

This seems autobiographical but just not enough meat for a movie. I’m not sure songs help in storytelling and feels gimmicky just to be different. It’s a comedy but I didn’t laugh once.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/24/25

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Transitions can be tricky. Returning to her hometown after abandoning her music career, Nora finds it difficult to settle into the new demands of suburban motherhood. When her husband goes on tour and leaves her solo-parenting their precocious six-year-old, Nora is forced to evaluate her current circumstances and the dreams she left behind. A visceral portrait of a woman in transition, Anna Campbell's directorial debut expertly cuts together Nora's musical imagination with her day-to-day responsibilities -- interweaving vibrant fantasy sequences set to an upbeat indie rock soundtrack. Featuring performances by Campbell, Lesley Ann Warren, Kate Miner, Jay Walker, and Nick Fink as well as original music by The Airborne Toxic Event's Noah Harmon, NORA is an honest look at the pressures created by modern motherhood and the tension between a mother's dreams and those she has for her family.

Director: Anna Campbell
Producer: Anna Campbell, Sascha Fix, A.J. Gordon
Screenwriter: Anna Campbell
Distributor: Blonde Dog Productions
Production Co: Blonde Dog Productions, Dollhouse 2.0
Genre: Drama, Music, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 4, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 41m