Prince Avalanche

R

Released Aug 9, 2013

1 hr. 33 min.

Comedy

Drama

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82%

124 Reviews

Tomatometer

53%

10,000+ Ratings

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Two road-crew workers (Paul Rudd, Emile Hirsch) spend the summer of 1988 isolated and away from their city lives, eventually finding themselves at odds with each other and their women back home.

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Critics Consensus

A step back in the right direction for director David Gordon Green, Prince Avalanche shambles amiably along with a pair of artfully low-key performances from Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch.

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KEVIN C

Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch play a couple of road workers who develop their strained relationship over the long isolated days working on the road. David Gordon Green directs this different kind of buddy movie. While I enjoyed this, it wasn't exactly what I expected.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/01/23

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isla s

This is a film which is both amusing and sobering/sad at times. I liked the main characters and how they interacted. Their painted as very human people, with their talents and issues and the like. I found scenes in which they look around the site of homes destroyed by fire to be quite touching at times. Its an interesting film - I suppose partly about loneliness and the sense of isolation in one way. The camera oftens zooms in on fairly small things, elements of nature present in the area. There's a bit of a philosophical feel to it, although on another level, some of the conversations between the two workers were pretty basic I suppose but the general direction and tone of the film deepens as the film continues. I preferred Paul Rudd's character (Alvin) over Emile Hirsch's (Lance) I suppose, although I liked some of Lances dialogue but I suppose I saw Alvin as the more thoughtful one. However, one line I remember that I did like from Lance was - 'can't we just listen to the silence?!', so I suppose their both mindful/philosophical in their own ways. I also liked that the film seemed to have tinges of both red and orange in scenes a lot - fire related colours, of course (which is relevant, given the setting of the film). Personally I'd recommend this film but if your not keen on slow(ish) paced, character driven films then this won't be for you.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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daniel k

Paul Rudd was in this movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

i'm giving it 5 stars to offset the negative rating. it's maybe a 4.25/5. it's a little slow but very charming and subtle. i really liked it a lot and i recommend it for anyone who has ever worked a rural blue collar job. it's a real feel good flick in a silly way

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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robert p

Ever make a movie about nothing, then you have to see this film, I found it boring with no redeeming qualities what-so-ever!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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john m

David Gordon Green has had an interesting career, going from comic absurdity like Eastbound and Down to small artsy indie films like All the Real Girls. This one is definitely on the small artsy side, but also doesn't necessarily feel like it's trying to be anything particular stylistically. Green just lets you hang out with the characters and observe their lives, and any plot points that come along feel natural, never really getting in the way. I just felt it kind of wore out its welcome in the second half. I wanted more substance to the themes it addresses, and it sort of just comes to a pretty familiar and typical conclusion, as if it ultimately ends up being a quirky indie film, when it didn't feel like it up until that point.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

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There's almost no plot and just two other minor characters but Prince Avalanche is a haunting, eccentric and ultimately touching little curio.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 6, 2017

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Roxana Hadadi

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This isn't a film; it's a one-act high-school play. Feel free to leave Prince Avalanche flailing in the wilderness.

Rated: 0.5/5

Jan 9, 2017

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Jonathan Robbins

Film Comment Magazine

The journey taken by Alvin and Lance has few plot points, but the film is remarkably gripping and rich.

Nov 4, 2013

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

A surprisingly touching display of male bonding between two characters with whom Green is clearly fascinated, yet doesn’t need to explore beyond their simplicity.

Rated: 3/4

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Keith Garlington

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A tightly made film that has heart and humor...

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2022

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David Lamble

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David Gordon Green adapts Hafsteinn Gunnar Siguroson's Icelandic comedy Either Way, featuring two of my favorite bromance guys...

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Synopsis

Two road-crew workers (Paul Rudd, Emile Hirsch) spend the summer of 1988 isolated and away from their city lives, eventually finding themselves at odds with each other and their women back home.

Director: David Gordon Green
Executive Producer: Leo Joseph, Todd J. Labarowski, Davíd Óskar Ólafsson, Árni Filippusson, Tobias Munthe, Theo Youngstein, Matt Reilly
Screenwriter: David Gordon Green
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Muskat Filmed Properties, Doco Digital, Dogfish Pictures
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 9, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $205.0K

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