Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

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Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

Released May 23, 2014

1h 34m

Drama

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Ricky, an autistic teen living in Queens, has a difficult time fitting in at school. He is scolded for skipping class and hides out in the subway as Hurricane Sandy closes in on the city.

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Unassuming yet irrevocably absorbing, Stand Clear of the Closing Doors uses a refreshing perspective to explore universal themes.

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Amy Taubin

Film Comment Magazine

A New York movie as surprising and inventive in showing us the city through the eyes of a runaway boy as Morris Engel's Little Fugitive must have seemed to audiences in 1953.

Aug 28, 2019

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J. Hoberman

ARTINFO.com

The sub working-class, Latino milieu shades more exotic than authentic, but the cast is terrific, the movie is extremely well-shot up close and personal.

Feb 25, 2019

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Drew Hunt

Chicago Reader

The director's view of the wider world is flat and schematic; the mother's dealings with an indifferent school district, the ineffectual police, and her aloof ex-husband lack complexity, and the maudlin tone overwhelms any social insight.

Jul 17, 2014

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The cast is mostly comprised of non-professional actors, a fact that seems to give the film an air of authenticity.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 24, 2020

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Pat Padua

Spectrum Culture

Reveals the breadth of human behavior and experience as one in which dysfunction is a matter of degree as much as the DSM-V.

Rated: 2.75/5

Aug 31, 2018

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Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

Mariana and Ricky's stories develop separately but are solidly linked by a mother's love for her child.

Rated: B

Feb 16, 2015

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harrison r

Really enjoyed this, and glad they kept it pretty true to reality. Great acting, great set design, editing, direction, and of course filming during Hurricane Sandy turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Ironically, It's difficult for someone with Attention Deficit Disorder to sit through.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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leong c

A decent low budget flick...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

An exceptionally well-made film about love, loss and the power of family.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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It's nice to see that New York City, the unglamorous one, the surreal one of the subway that never sleeps.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Sam Fleischner

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Andrea Suarez Paz

Mariana

Jesus Sanchez-Velez

Ricky

Azul Zorrilla

Carla

Tenoch Huerta

Ricardo Sr.

Marsha Stephanie Blake

Carmen

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Synopsis

Ricky, an autistic teen living in Queens, has a difficult time fitting in at school. He is scolded for skipping class and hides out in the subway as Hurricane Sandy closes in on the city.

Director: Sam Fleischner
Producer: Andrew Neel, Veronica Nickel, Dave Saltzman, Alexandra Byer, Craig Shilowich
Screenwriter: Micah Bloomberg, Rose Lichter-Marck
Distributor: Oscilloscope Pictures
Production Co: SeeThink Films, M ss ng p eces, How Follows What
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 23, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 24, 2015
Runtime: 1h 34m

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