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Summering

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Summering

PG-13

Released Aug 12, 2022

1h 27m

Drama

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As their last summer before middle school comes to a close, four best friends face the uncertainties of growing up and embark on their biggest adventure yet.

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Critics Consensus

Summering is a harmless enough coming-of-age story, but there are far superior -- and far less saccharine -- entries in this crowded genre.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

The ending is a tiresome new-agey cop-out and a lot of viable ideas have gone to waste. A disappointment.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 30, 2022

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Kimber Myers

Crooked Marquee

With its rare focus on girls’ friendship and growing up, 'Summering' has good intentions but that never actually makes it a good movie. Girls are owed their own 'Stand by Me,' but they deserve so much better than this.

Rated: D+

Aug 29, 2022

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Chris Hewitt

Los Angeles Times

That ethereal sort of thing could get gloopy and sentimental, but “Summering” balances the bucolic stuff with bits of acidic humor.

Aug 15, 2022

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Nuha Hassan

Off Colour

Ponsoldt’s Summering feels a bit disjointed as the themes and narratives are all over the place, but there are so many moments between them that makes the movie worthwhile.

Jul 21, 2023

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Summering loses its soul and never bothers to recover it.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 3, 2023

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Summering is a monotonous pseudo-mystery about four 11-year-old girls who find a dead man's body and talk and act in ways that are very unrealistic for pre-teen girls. This pointless waste of time gets more irritating as it goes along. Avoid at all costs.

Sep 21, 2022

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Eric B

Excellent film! Like nothing that I had ever seen before. Some interesting twists and turns. You don't need a massive Hollywood budget to make a good movie. Nice work!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/17/22

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Mr. Hollywood

Was a decent enough film until it just took a main plot point and just let it go. Totally changed the movie for me. You cant introduce a major plot point like that and then just toss it away like its nothing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/16/22

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Dawn G

great movie that touches on the importance of the loving bond of childhood friends. No violence. No sex. No profanity. More movies should be made like this one.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/16/22

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Jane M

Could not wait for it to be over. It was painful. Poor acting, so unrealistic, just...I want my time back.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/15/22

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Audience Member

Great cast and story. Classic tale of friendship and power of mothers and daughters - well told.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

I LOVED the movie. The story was incredibly heartfelt and touches on important themes like growing up, friendship, families falling and the future. All the girls were great, but the girl that played Daisy truly stood out. She managed, with so little words, to convey her emotions. She totally pulled the camera and had a unique screen presence. Lake Bell executed a really tough role, the neglectful alcoholic mother, without us hating her. She managed to still garner our sympathy. This is a tough line to walk and she did it flawlessly. I appreciated the slow pace of the movie as it allowed the characters to develop and actually wouldn't mind another 15 min or so to let it build up some more. I loved the story and I especially loved the scene where the girls talk about what they want to do when they grow up, it was funny and heartbreaking at the same time. I wanted to just hug them. I will never look at a UPS driver the same way:) I laughed, I cried, what more can I ask from 87 minutes and $13. Best deal I've gotten in a while.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Synopsis

As their last summer before middle school comes to a close, four best friends face the uncertainties of growing up and embark on their biggest adventure yet.

Director: James Ponsoldt
Producer: Peter Block, P. Jennifer Dana, James Ponsoldt
Screenwriter: James Ponsoldt, Benjamin Percy
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Production Co: A Bigger Boat, Ninety-One Braves, 3311 Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Some Thematic Material)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 12, 2022, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $55.9K
Runtime: 1h 27m

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