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Rudderless

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After a grieving father finds a box of demo tapes made by his now-dead son, he forms a band in hope of finding some peace.
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Rudderless asks its cast to carry an awful lot of weight for its occasionally manipulative story; fortunately, this talented bunch -- led by Billy Crudup -- is often more than up to the task.

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Godfrey Cheshire RogerEbert.com Contrived or not, the story is put across with pleasing, unpretentious conviction and skill by Macy. Rated: 3/4 Oct 17, 2014 Full Review Brad Wheeler Globe and Mail Rudderless is humane and almost entertaining. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 17, 2014 Full Review Bruce DeMara Toronto Star The film is a roller-coaster of emotions and the jolt, when it comes, will send you reeling. Rated: 3.5/4 Oct 16, 2014 Full Review Julian Lytle Punch Drunk Critics Rudderless is a pretty good character study about grief and guilt and how it can flip those left behind upside down. Rated: 4/5 Jan 11, 2020 Full Review Brandy McDonnell The Oklahoman The story is so heartbreakingly compelling, "Rudderless" sails beyond a sightseeing excursion and into great filmmaking. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 15, 2018 Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena It contains the seed of a much better film that is left unexplored. [Full review in Portuguese.] Rated: 2/5 Dec 19, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Luke B it is a CRIME this movie is not being recognized or getting the praise it deserves. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/22/24 Full Review Daniel G Totally absorbing drama, with some great rock music, realistic protagonists and a wrenching ethical issue that's brilliantly touched upon in the last scene. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/24 Full Review edgar p Probably one of the best film i watched.. the critics are paid or just plain stupid! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/24/23 Full Review isla s I thought this was quite a good film, covering the theme of male (or parental) grief, although it is by no means overly sentimental or sweet, yet I did feel it was a bit touching at times. I thought Billy Crudup did well in portraying the father, Sam, clearly struggling to figure out how to move forward after losing his son - the way he used his voice to speak the thoughts of his late son through the lyrics he discovers. Some of the songs were amusing or thoughtful and I enjoyed the scenes in which the songs were played in public - they were quite buzzing. Its quite a good film at making you think of how you can express yourself (or close relatives) through music, To be critical, a part of me felt like perhaps more emphasis should, or could, have been put on Sams son, on learning more about his life but then I suppose its meant to be more about Sam than about his son. It is a good film, a decent music related drama but I didn't feel it was especially brilliant so as to deserve a 5 star rating. I can't quite put my finger on what didn't work for it not to get the higher rating, perhaps other than a lack of context maybe (and perhaps the ending was a little cheesy) but I did feel it was quite a good film regardless, so I'd recommend it on that basis. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Great Music, Great Story, Great Twist Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member It's good, I enjoyed it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After a grieving father finds a box of demo tapes made by his now-dead son, he forms a band in hope of finding some peace.
Director
William H. Macy
Producer
Keith Kjarval, Jeff Rice, Brad Greiner, Tyler Jackson
Screenwriter
Jeff Robison, Casey Twenter
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co
Unified Pictures, Dog Pond Films
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 17, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$56.0K
Runtime
1h 45m
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