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The Rehearsal

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83% Tomatometer 24 Reviews 47% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
First-year drama student Stanley wants to impress his tutor, and when he discovers a sex scandal in his girlfriend's family he's tempted to use it as material for the year-end show.

Critics Reviews

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Jonathan Romney Film Comment Magazine 07/11/2017
The diffuse nature of the narrative, the way in which the film sometimes seems reluctant to focus, makes it something other than the simpler, more direct, more obvious movie that it might have been-a spectacle of the pedagogic urge to destroy. Go to Full Review Matt Zoller Seitz RogerEbert.com 07/07/2017
2.5/4
A sensitive, thoughtful, often provocative movie that nevertheless feels like a missed opportunity. Go to Full Review Sara Stewart New York Post 07/07/2017
2/4
Feels like a handful of sketches in need of more connection. Go to Full Review Cidnya Silva But Why Tho? A Geek Community 01/14/2023
10/10
The Rehearsal is a multi-layered comedy that will certainly make you uncomfortable at times. It will beg the question of how far you are willing to go to understand another person. Go to Full Review Vikram Murthi The Nation 10/03/2022
The twist with The Rehearsal is that, despite the preponderance of Fielder’s deadpan jokes, it resembles a psychological drama more than it does a comedy... Go to Full Review Ian Barr Cinema Scope 10/16/2017
The film is enlivened by an uncommon depiction of young people behaving and interacting in a believable manner, and confidently builds to a (literal) showstopper ending that's both rousing and hard-won. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Janie W Aug 22 I loved this film. It's courageous and very New Zealand because its so original. I loved the writing and of course the acting. The flow of the film is refreshing and the creative use of theatre scenes and gentle plot is remarkable. Its painfully heartbreaking and frustratingly challenging topic wise, at the same time. And what a fantastic ending. Pokes fun at what is proper and expected! How did this movie slip through stardom? See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Alison Maclean

Director

James Rolleston

Stanley

Kerry Fox

Hannah

Ella Edward

Isolde

Alice Englert

Thomasin

Kieran Charnock

William

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Movie Info

Synopsis First-year drama student Stanley wants to impress his tutor, and when he discovers a sex scandal in his girlfriend's family he's tempted to use it as material for the year-end show.
Director
Alison Maclean
Producer
Trevor Haysom, Bridget Ikin
Screenwriter
Alison Maclean, Emily Perkins
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2018
Runtime
1h 42m