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Serious People

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Disaster strikes when a successful music-video director casts a doppelgänger to take over his latest project so he can prepare for the birth of his first child.

Cast & Crew

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Pasqual Gutierrez

Director

Ben Mullinkosson

Director

Pasqual Gutierrez

Pasqual

Christine Yuan

Christine

Miguel Huerta

Miguel

Raul Sanchez

Actor

Critics Reviews

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Katie Rife IndieWire Luckily, they’re all charismatic people who are used to the presence of cameras, so they feel natural on screen. More importantly, however, this dynamic channels real offscreen tensions into onscreen confrontations, which lends an emotional reality. Rated: B+ Feb 9, 2025 Full Review Siddhant Adlakha Variety Remarkable naturalism and immense absurdity sit shoulder-to-shoulder. However, as notable as this tension may be, the novelty of the movie’s tonal dissonance eventually wears out, thanks to a story of swapped identities with no real end goal in mind. Feb 3, 2025 Full Review Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com The humor in “Serious People” is often too dry and too inside baseball to resonate. Jan 30, 2025 Full Review Louisa Moore Screen Zealots This ambitious indie has a creative premise, but never seems to hit the right note. Feb 27, 2025 Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest By keeping their own focus tight and manageable, Gutierrez and Mullinkosson show there are benefits of not trying to do it all on their incisive feature debut. Feb 24, 2025 Full Review Will Bjarnar Next Best Picture In the words of Kendrick Lamar — perhaps not how he meant them, but interpreted literally — these people are not like us. Neither are the characters in “Serious People,” but viewers are better off for it than they would be with simpler, less gonzo fare. Rated: 6/10 Feb 6, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

Movie Info

Synopsis Disaster strikes when a successful music-video director casts a doppelgänger to take over his latest project so he can prepare for the birth of his first child.
Director
Pasqual Gutierrez, Ben Mullinkosson
Producer
Ryan Hahn, Laurel Thomson, Teddy Lee
Screenwriter
Pasqual Gutierrez, Ben Mullinkosson
Distributor
Memory
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 14, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 24m