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Paddleton

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An unlikely friendship between two misfit neighbors becomes an unexpected emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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It takes its time coming together, but the quietly effective Paddleton pulls off a tricky tonal balancing act, thanks largely to the strengths of its well-chosen leads.

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Karen Han Polygon 02/25/2019
Whatever may feel annoying or disingenuous about Paddleton is trumped by the emotional honesty of its ending, and the remarkable tenderness of Romano's work. Go to Full Review
David Edelstein New York Magazine/Vulture 02/22/2019
To get a sense of how excruciating the first hour is, you need to imagine Dumb and Dumber played for tears instead of laughs. Go to Full Review
Kyle Turner New York Times 02/22/2019
Previous writing-directing work by Duplass with his brother, Jay ("Jeff Who Lives at Home"), could be quietly devastating. "Paddleton" is mostly just quiet. Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/24/2022
4.5/5
The film’s early playfulness all but disappears in its final 20 minutes as “Paddleton” blindsided us with an emotionally earnest and deeply affecting ending. Go to Full Review
José de Jesús Chávez Martínez EscribiendoCine 05/25/2022
Half-road movie and half-comedy that visually unfolds with a good dose of cinéma vérité... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Natasha Alvar MovieBabble 03/07/2021
B+
The thing is, you think you are ready for it, since the whole movie has been building up to this moment, but when it happens you find yourself untethered - at peace with Michael's decision yet shattered that this is where we end up. Go to Full Review
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Pamela M Jun 13 I have yet to see a movie that so affected me and how I see the end of life. It is funny and endearing. It is the human struggle. See more Nico F Mar 25 This movie was such a nice, down to earth, movie. It is slow paced and quiet, but it truly reached deep in my heart. It touches on such a taboo subject, and the lives of these regular, day to day men, who don't really have anyone else. It was truly a beautiful movie. If you need to cry, this one's for you. See more Leo P Mar 25 I watched this movie on mushrooms like 5-6 years ago and I swear I have thought about it once a week since I’ve watched it. This was like sadistically sad and I think it’s pretty messed up that it being funny too made it sadder. I’m not sure if the mushrooms engrained it into my head or something but yeah I’d recommend it See more Daniel B @observor Jan 1 I have absolutely no idea what the point of this movie is. Apparently to show someone killing themselves, as entertainment? As dumb as the characters in it. See more Jonah K 07/31/2024 oddly comforting, considering the subject matter. See more Jeff M 02/11/2024 This is an overly slow, overly quirky and overly low-key comedy drama that still manages to be somewhat effective by the end of the movie thanks in large part to two engaging performances by Duplass and Romano. Both play outcasts whose friendship with one another seems to be the extent of their social interactions. They watch kung fu movies, eat pizza and subtly fill the gaps in one another's lives. Their interaction, and the threat of its demise, is what makes the movie work moderately well. Supporting characters pop up every now and then, but none of them are fleshed out - although it is nice to see Hardison show up there (I don't think I've seen him since his DIFFERENT WORLD days). This is a two-man show, and Romano in particular gives a suprisingly good performance. He has really branched out from beyond his sitcom days and with movies like this and THE BIG SICK has proven himself a fine actor. This isn't one of those movies you'll remember next year or even next week, but you could do much, much worse (yes, I'm talking about you HE'S ALL THAT!) See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An unlikely friendship between two misfit neighbors becomes an unexpected emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Director
Alex Lehmann
Producer
Sean Bradley, Alana Carithers, Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, Mel Eslyn
Screenwriter
Mark Duplass, Alex Lehmann
Production Co
Duplass Brothers Productions
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 22, 2019
Runtime
1h 29m
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