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The Puffy Chair

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Josh (Mark Duplass), a struggling musician, wins a vintage recliner in an eBay auction. Since he lives in New York and the chair is in Atlanta, this poses a bit of a problem. He asks his girlfriend, Emily (Kathryn Aselton), to accompany him on the trip, and his hippie brother Rhett (Rhett Wilkins) joins the pair along the way.
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First-timer Duplass offers a realistic and thoughtful romantic comedy.

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) It's crisp and engaging, and bodes well for all involved. Apr 27, 2007 Full Review Steve Rose Guardian The dialogue captures the awkwardness and frustration of young adulthood with loving accuracy. Rated: 3/5 Apr 27, 2007 Full Review Times (UK) There is very little of real substance in there. Rated: 2/5 Apr 27, 2007 Full Review Dorothy Woodend The Tyee (British Columbia) Made on a shoestring by the Duplass brothers, it's a sweetly quirky story about two brothers, one increasingly fed-up girlfriend and a big puffy chair. What more could you possibly want? Aug 23, 2017 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It's a silly road movie, but its heart's in the right place. Rated: B- Jun 25, 2016 Full Review Karina Longworth Cinematical It's amazing how it nails the mealy-mouthed way we have of saying what we mean by dressing the same words, over and over again, in different kinds of inflection. Feb 1, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stuart R The biggest takeaway [for me] was the heart of this movie -- it's a very personal, lively, humane film and [it's] a great lesson in indie filmmaking. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/19/23 Full Review Rich S This isn't your average road-trip movie and, in many ways, it's better. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/21/21 Full Review Audience Member Hard to believe that this movie is still on my mind after watching it nearly 15 years ago! The quirky characters, the road trip with it's many detours, it constantly makes you wonder, "now what?" While I frequently suggested to my friends to watch this, most thought I was a little "off my rocker!", as most didn't see what I did in this Indie gem. A movie that makes you think, then eventually Smile! What brought this movie back to my attention, was my viewing of another "quirky" Date Night Movie: International Falls. Sad, dark humor, yet funny at times, the story has many slow, then fast, scenes that seem to just plod along. In the end... a 100 Tomato rated movie for sure!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member In case you didn't already know this is an indie movie. And it's actually surprisingly good. The premise is obviously deceptively simple. Three friends go on a trip to buy a puffy chair as a present for their dad. The friends consist of two brothers and the girlfriend of one of the brothers. The trip is rather a dull one so they have some free time in which the characters interact. And although it can be boring to watch them eat french fries over and over again this movie excels in these moments because the writer, director, and actors are clever and come up with some interesting stuff. Eventually I just became plain old sick of the main character who also happens to be a writer and the director. He has to be the older brother, alpha dog, hardened lover, go getter, winner; but he never does anything, and he ends up just being an over entitled jerk. But then that is kind of what makes his character attractive. And that is what his gf probably loves and hates about him. Ultimately, the movie turns out to be a romantic comedy that goes for a rather sad ending instead of a happy one. Because sad endings are more realistic. Or is that itself now a trope? In a world where sad endings are more realistic, here is a happy one! That would have been better. Indeed, this movie should have ended with their wedding and his younger brother should have made a toast. And Amber should have been by him. Because she was the best part of this movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie had me on the edge of my seat. With my seat being at an edge of a cliff, I waited to see if this movie could get any worse before I threw myself off. It did. Would have been no starts, but gave it half a star for shattering my expectations. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member the 3 main characters are insipid. It's hard to really care what happens to them. Did Dante put a place in hell for the boring and self-absorbed Impro works with Woody Allen, because his characters are interesting and have strong screen presence. Not so in this film. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Josh (Mark Duplass), a struggling musician, wins a vintage recliner in an eBay auction. Since he lives in New York and the chair is in Atlanta, this poses a bit of a problem. He asks his girlfriend, Emily (Kathryn Aselton), to accompany him on the trip, and his hippie brother Rhett (Rhett Wilkins) joins the pair along the way.
Director
Jay Duplass
Producer
Mark Duplass
Screenwriter
Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Production Co
Duplass Brothers
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 26, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Jun 2, 2006
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$192.5K
Runtime
1h 25m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
1.66:1
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