The Brass Teapot

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The Brass Teapot

R

Released Apr 5, 2013

1h 41m

Comedy

Fantasy

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A magical antique transforms a couple (Juno Temple, Michael Angarano) from hapless losers into instant winners. Each time they experience pain, the object fills with money.

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

A comic fable that squanders its twisted-fairy-tale concept.

Nov 17, 2014

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Sara Stewart

New York Post

Temple and Angarano, entertaining enough, never quite sell the idea that this goodhearted couple would be so easily transformed by greed.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 5, 2013

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Without a human dimension to ground its construct, "The Brass Teapot" ultimately feels like an interminably stretched-out skit rather than a storybook lesson stained with blood and hurt.

Apr 5, 2013

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Every character in the film is painfully generic.

Rated: 2/10

Dec 3, 2020

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Frank Ochieng

SF Crowsnest

Given its magical mediocrity, The Brass Teapot could have brewed its lukewarm water of wit and whimsy much hotter than it was in surrealist execution.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 17, 2018

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Drew McWeeny

HitFix

... it is apparent that Ramaa Mosley has a voice, and that The Brass Teapot is a focused, controlled piece of storytelling that displays real control.

Rated: B-

Jan 4, 2015

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Bill F

Great date night movie. Starts a bit slow. Great lesson on greed. Aged well given recent events. Hurting other may pays well but what do you lose...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/07/24

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Caleb D

A very underrated movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/21/24

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Nicole S

Witty, creative and clever. I really liked it a lot. A creative way to make a point about power and greed. The moral of the story..... The grass isn't always greener.... All that glitters isn't always gold... Really really enjoyed it! I'm disappointed in the stars people gave it. I don't know what movie they were watching. It was humor meets deep truths and fantasy. I want to see more movies like this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/02/23

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I watched the entire movie just to see how awful it could get. None of the dialogue, motivations or decisions made since. Some of the worst acting I've ever seen in my life and the "couple" seem like more childhood buddies than a couple. It's almost as if children produced and directly this movie. Which brings me to the next point. Everyone including characters that are supposed to be much older is in their late teens or early twenties. Maybe that's the joke, but it's just not funny. And the girl is unusually sexualized the entire movie for some reason. Again, maybe that's another joke or statement or something, but falls flat and just seems really awkward and weird.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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i have no idea where all of these awful ratings are coming from. i took a chance despite them, and i loved it. i can't help but feel the critics are financially benefitting from saying it's bad, and none of them really have a relevant explanation for why they didn't like it. "they cant sell the idea that the couple would be so easily transformed by greed"... bruh there are like 5 firm LotR references in this film and the entire concept is clearly inspired by the ring. do any of these reviewers even know who tolkein is, or are they all chatbots?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Movie is 7/10 Juno Temple is a 9/10.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/14/22

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Synopsis

A magical antique transforms a couple (Juno Temple, Michael Angarano) from hapless losers into instant winners. Each time they experience pain, the object fills with money.

Director: Ramaa Mosley
Producer: Kirk Roos, Darren Goldberg, James Graves, Ramaa Mosley
Screenwriter: Tim Macy
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Atlantic Productions
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Some Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 5, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 19, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.6K
Runtime: 1h 41m

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