Reign Over Me

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Reign Over Me

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Released Mar 23, 2007

2h 4m

Drama

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Charlie Fineman (Adam Sandler), who lost his family in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, still grieves over their deaths. He runs into his former college roommate, Alan Johnson (Don Cheadle), and the two rekindle their friendship. Alan himself is feeling the strain of family and professional responsibilities, and his renewed bond with Charlie gives both men the strength to carry on during a turning point in their lives.

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Critics Consensus

Reign Over Me is a charming, affecting tale of friendship and loss, with solid performances from Adam Sandler as a broken, grief-stricken man and Don Cheadle as his old friend and savior.

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Sukhdev Sandhu

Daily Telegraph (UK)

This film manages to be not just bearable, but on occasion actually quite affecting.

Apr 20, 2007

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Andrew Pulver

Guardian

Without Sandler, Reign Over Me would be a gloopy, post-9/11 love-in, making cavalier use of a fine but helpless cast.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 20, 2007

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Ian Johns

Times (UK)

It's as if 9/11 was simply coopted to bring an extra weight to a script that couldn't be trusted to deliver on its own.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 20, 2007

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

Binder does an excellent job of creating interesting characters with compelling stories and sprinkles in some humorous moments. The characters are given life by a talented cast.

Nov 21, 2019

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Mattie Lucas

The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)

Binder's screenplay is a thing of gentle beauty, and indeed so is the film as a whole.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 6, 2019

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

Mike Binder likes to fatten up his movies with side stories... These asides are distracting and enjoyable if a little flabby in places. This detracts from what is mostly a thoughtful, even stupefying study/comedy of human frailty.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 3, 2018

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Penni B

May well be the best performance Adam Sandler has ever given. Gripping, mystic, not many films bring you to tears and keep you drawn to the end. Love the supporting roles, very believable.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/05/24

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Bill W

Gripping movie. A real tear jerker. Not perfect but I couldn't stop watching wondering how it would end.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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Kirsten W

Beautiful film. My favorite AS movie. Great way to express the sorrow felt by victims of 9/11.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/29/24

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Jacki S

A movie with real heart. One of my favorite drama movies of all times. Highly recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/14/24

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Alfie C

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! This film has now got to be one of my top 10 possibly maybe Evan top 5 but all I know is that this film is really good! This shows the audience that Adam Sandler can play dark and serious roles as well as his comedy roles and I think that is what makes it so good because we are used to laughing at Adam but now we get to see this serious side of him and how amazing of an actor he really is! The story was perfect and it caught my attention as well as my feelings. Seriously if you’re looking for a really good sad film to watch definitely watch this one I 110% recommend!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/10/24

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Max W

Reign Over Me might not be able to teach you how to deal with loss, but it strives to convey a message: time will give you the answers you need.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/06/24

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Adam Sandler

Charlie Fineman

Don Cheadle

Alan Johnson

Jada Pinkett Smith

Janeane Johnson

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Angela Oakhurst

Saffron Burrows

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Synopsis

Charlie Fineman (Adam Sandler), who lost his family in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, still grieves over their deaths. He runs into his former college roommate, Alan Johnson (Don Cheadle), and the two rekindle their friendship. Alan himself is feeling the strain of family and professional responsibilities, and his renewed bond with Charlie gives both men the strength to carry on during a turning point in their lives.

Director: Mike Binder
Producer: Michael Rotenberg
Screenwriter: Mike Binder
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: 3 Arts Entertainment, Sunlight Productions
Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 23, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.7M
Runtime: 2h 4m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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