Terri

R

Released Jul 1, 2011

1 hr. 45 min.

Comedy

Drama

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87%

97 Reviews

Tomatometer

61%

5,000+ Ratings

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Bullied and withdrawn, a large teen (Jacob Wysocki) finds a support system with other school misfits after a vice principal (John C. Reilly) brings him in for counseling.

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Critics Consensus

Embodied with compelling sensitivity by newcomer Jacob Wysocki and supported by a wonderful John C. Reilly, Terri is an emotionally powerful character study.

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Aaron S

Of the two Azazel Jacobs movies I've seen (The Lovers and Terri), he very much is in tune with the awkward and atypical patterns of life that we're all a part of, but just don't talk about all that much or admit that we're okay with. A vice principal palling around with an outsider student is bordering on a crossed boundary, sure, but the way the film portrays all of Terri's relationships is like they are crossing his own personal boundaries as his insecurities and malaise seem to ooze out of him at almost every moment. In the end, his friendship with the vice principal is his most fruitful one and it begs the question of is there really any harm in that? I don't know. This movie certainly doesn't communicate that. Not all people fit into a path that society has prewritten and I think Terri is about accepting and understanding these atypical rhythms people fall into and questions how healthy or unhealthy "fitting in" really is.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/01/23

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isla s

I thought this was quite a touching, quirky film. The central character is someone its easy to feel sorry for, he's a real underdog type character. It's sad to see the bullying that happens but there are some amusing moments too. I thought John C Reilly gave a good performance as the principal who sees something in Terri and the friendship the two of them develops is quite nice. Its not an entirely original storyline or anything but I enjoyed watching it for the characters. I suppose it reminded me slightly of Napolean Dynamite. It is sad and touching. I would recommend this film, yes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Small, low budget but interesting. (Maybe boy bullied less if not wear jammies to school every day.)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Just didn’t feel anything while watching this. Too long

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/20

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Audience Member

Decent watch at best, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. I would have thought I'd want to J.C. Reilly to be my counselor, but it's a very awkward character, and has some potentially ill-intended implications. The main plot is about a troubled teen in an poor situation, and it is hardly ever addressed directly. The movie is a cycle of disappointing cycles, mirroring far too close to the mental hardships of teen-hood. The movie also just sort of ends. This is far too heavy a movie to be legitimately funny, and too casually constructed to be a powerful drama. I honestly don't recommend watching this,but it;s not a complete waste of time if you do, the movie has its moments.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Everything an indie film should be--quirky, uneven, charming and a glimpse into a unique world. The relationship between the two principals is quite enjoyable. It's time well spent.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Dan Sullivan

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Whereas Jacobs pre has been most concerned for the past four decades with using cinema as an instrument for exploring the mechanics and boundaries of visual perception, Jacobs fils is less a mad scientist than a misfit bard.

Nov 5, 2013

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Alonso Duralde

TheWrap

Lest you think that you've already seen every possible variation on the outsider-nerd story, Terri keeps plenty of surprises up its pit-stained sleeves.

Oct 7, 2011

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B

Sep 7, 2011

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Absolutely wonderful.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 26, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Touching the heart and warming the soul, Terri is a soft-spoken story of hope and joy that makes the ordinary extraordinary.

Nov 16, 2019

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Kelly Jane Torrance

Washington Examiner

[Writer-director Azazel Jacobs] clearly has an eye and an ear for the confused rhythms of human life.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 8, 2019

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Synopsis

Bullied and withdrawn, a large teen (Jacob Wysocki) finds a support system with other school misfits after a vice principal (John C. Reilly) brings him in for counseling.

Director: Azazel Jacobs
Executive Producer: Sarah Lash, Tyler Brodie, Cameron Brodie, Dawn Cullen Jonas, David Guy Levy, Jacob Pechenik, Johnathan Dorfman
Screenwriter: Patrick deWitt
Distributor: ATO Pictures
Production Co: Venture Forth, KnowMore Productions, Verisimilitude, Periscope Entertainment, Silverwood Films, Live Free or Die Films
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|All Involving Teens|Some Drug and Alcohol Use)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 1, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 3, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $653.6K

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