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Prince Avalanche

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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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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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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk 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 Full Review Roxana Hadadi Punch Drunk Critics 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 Full Review 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 Full Review JD Duran InSession Film This is a huge step in the right direction for David Gordon Green who has dipped after his last few films, but Prince Avalanche is a pretty good film right out of the Richard Linklater playbook. Aug 16, 2024 Full Review 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 Aug 30, 2022 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies A tightly made film that has heart and humor... Rated: 4/5 Aug 24, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review daniel k Paul Rudd was in this movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member Hidden gem. This movie slipped past me for 8 years. Great buddy film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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
Producer
Lisa Muskat, Derrick Tseng, Craig Zobel, James Belfer, David Gordon Green
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
Runtime
1h 33m
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