Spinster

2019

1h 27m

Comedy

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82%

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34 Reviews

69%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

A woman wrestles with her fears of loneliness when her partner breaks up with her on her 39th birthday.

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Critics Consensus

Led by a nuanced performance from Chelsea Peretti, Spinster offers a refreshingly three-dimensional -- and often very funny -- picture of modern single life.

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It's minor, but fun.

Aug 18, 2020

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

A very low-key but likable and nontraditional rom-com.

Aug 18, 2020

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Peretti is more successful here than the film itself.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 9, 2020

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

A nicely crafted, if somewhat modest, story of looking for and finding satisfaction in one own life, no matter what others say. It's about a certain kind of love, but colours outside the rom com lines to create something refreshing.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 29, 2021

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Natasha Alvar

Cultured Vultures

Andrea Dorfman's Spinster is the perfect platform for Peretti's charms and humour, and offers a socially relevant take on female singlehood.

Rated: 6.5/10

Jan 29, 2021

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Nicola Austin

JumpCut Online

Overall Spinster is an insightful and well written indie film which highlights the overused stereotypes in the genre, featuring a brilliant debut lead from Peretti.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 29, 2020

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Cody H

If you like acting that resembles "giving up" with a hefty dose of "why am I here", this is a great movie. Much like her comedy, its obvious that her style is disinterested ambivalence mixed with narcolepsy.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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Josh G

A akward and fun dry co.edy with little energy and heavy on the satire and light on character. It relates more to adults than you'd think might be realistic and haunting woth a splash of visual magic.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/15/23

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Nancy

I appreciated this alternative story line. Two stand out parts for me: the conversation about having a baby (finally, it was the main character that said something that resonated with my take on children) and the ending scene on her hike with her dog and the stranger she met. Both very unique and I appreciated this film a lot for telling an alternative story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/05/22

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Karen C

The best movie ever. I give it a high 5 stars! Very funny, entertaining, and action packed. Spinsters like me will love it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/15/22

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Audience Member

This is one of those films you put on when you're bored at least that's what I thought but honestly I was really impressed with it. I was so happy with the ending and I really feel this is a must see from a woman's point of view. The main character is a little blasé but she is at the same time like able.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

I assumed that about 15 min into the movie that I was not going to enjoy Chelsea's character but quickly warmed up to her mundane, somewhat sarcastic humor. She's 39 and single in the movie and Ok with it... which you don't get to see in movies very often but doesn't lack a very happy ending. I really loved the movie and wish there were more like it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Synopsis

A woman wrestles with her fears of loneliness when her partner breaks up with her on her 39th birthday.

Director: Andrea Dorfman
Producer: Jay Dahl, Bill Niven, Marc Tetreault, William Woods
Screenwriter: Jennifer Deyell
Production Co: Idlewild Films, Shut up & Colour Pictures, Black Dog Films, Woods Entertainment
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 6, 2020
Runtime: 1h 27m

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