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Relaxer

Play trailer 1:52 Poster for Relaxer Released Mar 22, 2019 1h 31m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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With the impending Y2K apocalypse fast approaching, Abbie is faced with the ultimate challenge -- the unbeatable level 256 on Pac-Man -- and he can't get off the couch until he conquers it.
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Relaxer is bound to strike many viewers as unpleasant, but this thoroughly unique comedy will strike a chord with fans of defiantly unsettling cinema.

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Ben Sachs Chicago Reader Potrykus found innumerable ways to render cinematic the film's single location, a grungy Michigan apartment where a childlike slacker spends months trying to reach the fabled 257th level of Pac-Man. Dec 30, 2019 Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Some may find this movie unbearable; yet there's a place for pictures that push us to the limits of forbearance. Sometimes, even the loathsome have stories worth telling. Mar 28, 2019 Full Review Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com I can't honestly recommend Relaxer to most readers, but if you like this kind of thing, you'll probably love it. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 22, 2019 Full Review Taylor Baker Drink in the Movies Episode 34: Relaxer / A Scanner Darkly / The Beach Bum / Holy Motors Rated: 10/100 Sep 14, 2021 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills This Millennial slacker Waiting for Godot has a few more tricks up its sleeve, but still feels like an overstretched stunt-though admittedly, some have found Relaxer as rewarding as it is undeniably offbeat. Oct 21, 2020 Full Review Allie Loukas Battle Royale With Cheese If you can sit and watch someone play a video game on a 1999 couch covered in sweat and spoiled milk for 91 minutes and try to gather a deeper meaning of isolation and social regression, it may be for you. Feb 27, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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bryan b Its not even so bad its good category. Its completely unwatchable. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review jaap a An interesting scenario that smacks of the 90s but judging by its thin content it would have served better as a short film. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Absolutely bonkers! Wild film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member 90s nostalgia . The one friend kept reminding me of Kenny powers too and I loved it . The movie as a whole I would describe as more of a conversation than an actual film with a plot and everything . With that being said I did slightly enjoy . Was a little gross and I felt like I could smell the room thru the screen 2.2. Sometimes pointless movies with no direction are exactly what I need . Really reminded me of clerks the whole time Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/05/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis With the impending Y2K apocalypse fast approaching, Abbie is faced with the ultimate challenge -- the unbeatable level 256 on Pac-Man -- and he can't get off the couch until he conquers it.
Director
Joel Potrykus
Producer
Joel Potrykus, Ashley Potrykus
Screenwriter
Joel Potrykus
Distributor
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co
Oscilloscope Films, Sob Noisse Movies
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 22, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 4, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.7K
Runtime
1h 31m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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