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      Purgatory House

      R 2004 1 hr. 36 min. Drama List
      80% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 51% 500+ Ratings Audience Score A teenager (Celeste Davis) awakes in an afterlife after committing suicide. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Mar 12 Buy Now

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      Audience Member Wow! Cool idea well executed. Look out for this writer/actress and for director Cindy Baer. Gripping, honest. Definitely watch! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Crazy stuff man check it out! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member An interesting indie flick. Give it a go Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting and different...definitely worth the watch! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member With the recent passing of Robin Williams, depression and suicide have become hot button topics in the media. In Purgatory House we delve deep into life after death, more specifically what happens to those that commit suicide. The overall theme of this movie is.. suicide IS NOT the answer! However, it's not balled up in a quaint religious package or in the guise of propaganda. This is a subjective view of how an "easy out" has disastrous consequences. Kudos to the 14yr old screenwriter for consistency in this lofty depiction of the after life. Purgatory House is riddled with intricacies and subtleties. Once here your body can handle as much drugs and alcohol with unyielding tolerance. All of your habits from earth transverse into Purgatory House. You walk in with the clothes on your back, and in your hotel room is a big screen tv with only 1 channel.. earthTV. Here's where you can watch realtime activity of your friends and family back on .. you guessed it - Earth! The one thing I took away from this film was the underlying factor of Hope. No matter what difficulties you face, if you ride them out - you just may weather the storm. There's no easy answers and there's no quick fixes, all you can do is live your life to the fullest. In conclusion we are left to reflect on our choices, things may or may not get better, but you'll never know unless you let life take its course. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member A really original and insightful movie that deserves to be seen by a wide audience. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Bill Chambers Film Freak Central The names of Cindy Baer and Celeste Davis belong on the V.I.P. list of promising new filmmakers Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 31, 2005 Full Review Norm Schrager Filmcritic.com There's a lack of polish and, more importantly, an uninhibited demeanor to Davis's script which work well for the subject matter Rated: 3/5 Nov 1, 2004 Full Review Eric Campos Film Threat A charming, touching, clever and all-around brilliantly crafted film about teen suicide. Rated: 4.5/5 Sep 30, 2003 Full Review Jonathan W. Hickman Entertainment Insiders Natural Born Killers with heart. Rated: 3.5/4 Sep 30, 2003 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com A fairly compelling movie, but when one realizes that the screenplay was penned by a 14-year-old gal...it adds a whole new perspective to all the angst being tossed around. Rated: 4/5 Sep 29, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A teenager (Celeste Davis) awakes in an afterlife after committing suicide.
      Director
      Cindy Baer
      Screenwriter
      Celeste Davis
      Production Co
      Free Dream Pictures
      Rating
      R (Drug Content)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 12, 2013
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