The Future

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The Future

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2011

1h 31m

Drama

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2,500+ Ratings

In Los Angeles, longtime lovers (Hamish Linklater, Miranda July) make radical changes in their lives after deciding to adopt a sickly stray cat.

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A dark and whimsical exploration of human existence that challenges viewers as much as it rewards them.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

Didn't get it. Might have got it if I'd concentrated more, but I lost the will. Readers, I'm not proud of this, but will say it anyhow: I was baffled.

Aug 31, 2018

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

July is a filmmaker of distinct imagination and whimsy, and while there is a great deal on her mind and a ton she wants to say her delivery of it all, in my opinion at least, still leaves a bit of something to be desired.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 27, 2012

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

You end up feeling sorry for the cat but not for Sophie and Jason, who seem unable to deal with life, love or, in fact, anything.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 4, 2011

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

Somehow there is narration by a cat wearing a little cast on its leg and it is a beautiful and a heartbreaking thing

Jan 14, 2022

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Jordan M. Smith

IONCINEMA.com

The Future doesn't escape its shortcomings, but it is a surreal success non-the-less. July remains an indie icon, fearlessly pursuing her own visions.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 19, 2020

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CJ Sheu

Critics at Large

[T]he film is so distinctive and eloquent in style that ... [the two protagonists] are utterly compelling to watch as they relinquish their lives to fate and whimsy.

Jun 30, 2020

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Jim P

Turn on your brain and go on a quirky trip through philosophy! What's the meaning of life!?

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/15/25

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isla s

This is yet another quirky/weird indie film that I felt I didn't really 'get' at all. I wasn't especially bothered about (or interested in) the characters and I didn't feel compelled to keep watching, although there is something mildly intriguing about it at times. It features sort of space-y type music which leads me to believe that the film was made with hopes of being regarded as some sort of art-y symbolic film but it doesn't work for me. Plus, what is it with the distorted, almost sort of trippy-ish, the voice of a talking cat - what's that all about?!. Suffice to say, I can't say I felt entertained by it and I wouldn't recommend it, no.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Miranda July's idiosyncrasies and quirkiness are not quite enough to float this meandering movie about ... two characters meandering around trying to find meaning and not finding it. Johnny C had to bail. I gotta go.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

funny for a certain type of person, that person is not me.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

I hated this movie. If you hated Weiner Dog, you will probably hate this movie even more like my husband and I did. I thought it was going to be a sweet, quirky movie about a cat who wonderfully changes a couple's lives. No, it is like the feel bad movie of the century. Plus, there are so many moments where nothing is happening; people are shuffling around.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

This is the kind of arthouse film that makes one want to stick needles in their eyes.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Synopsis

In Los Angeles, longtime lovers (Hamish Linklater, Miranda July) make radical changes in their lives after deciding to adopt a sickly stray cat.

Director: Miranda July
Producer: Gina Kwon, Roman Paul, Gerhard Meixner
Screenwriter: Miranda July
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: GNK
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 29, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 29, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $568.4K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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