The High Cost of Living

2010

1h 32m

Drama

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53%

15 Reviews

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57%

500+ Ratings

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A hit-and-run driver (Zach Braff) causes a pregnant woman (Isabelle Blais) to lose her baby.

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Paul Brunick

New York Times

So artistically well-intentioned and earnest in its ambitions that you can almost forgive the banality of its every scene.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 9, 2011

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Eric Hynes

Time Out

Movies often make too much of that truism, but surprisingly committed performances from actors like these can still make it feel like something meaningful.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 7, 2011

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Aaron Hillis

Village Voice

Ridiculously implausible yet still predictable.

Sep 6, 2011

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Brent Simon

Shockya.com

An engaging movie about commingled grief and regret, well staged and captured by cinematographer Claudine Sauve in a manner that works with the material to effect a depressive, melancholic tone.

Rated: B-

May 16, 2011

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Fred Topel

Screen Junkies

Now this is drama!... just throws the most awful situation at her characters and watches them deal with it.

Apr 25, 2011

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Jim Slotek

Jam! Movies

Off-beat delivery and acting redeem this modestly budgeted "redemption" story.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 22, 2011

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Audience Member

Braff and Blais were great in this movie, but there was too much depressing reality to make this very enjoyable.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

3/5 --- Two strangers collide one nite and their present and future changes as the past catches up. A well acted movie with two character we get to delve into emotionally. Recommended for the story and life lesson. Zach Braff does it again!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

Not particularly enjoyable, but vaguely intriguing. We knew the end from the beginning, but the setting in a bilingual city was a nice touch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

somewhat of a predictable story but with great acting by the two leads.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Noooo! NO! This movie was just garbage in general. Now, I'll give it this, it was good for what it was, a tragedy, but not ONE hint of happiness, or hope, and such an abrupt ending, I got op and screamed. MUST AVOID UNLESS DRINKING GAMES ARE ACTIVE

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Frances H

Deeply moving film dealing with conscience, human connection, grief, loss, and trying to make amends. A very emotionally charged film with a story that gets you really involved with and caring about the characters. Zach Braff and Isabelle Blais give gripping performances, and the story is riveting.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/02/13

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Deborah Chow

Director

Zach Braff

Henry Welles

Isabelle Blais

Nathalie

Patrick Labbé

Actor

Deborah Chow

Screenwriter

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Synopsis

A hit-and-run driver (Zach Braff) causes a pregnant woman (Isabelle Blais) to lose her baby.

Director: Deborah Chow
Screenwriter: Deborah Chow
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 2, 2012
Runtime: 1h 32m

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