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The Samuel Project

Play trailer 2:19 Poster for The Samuel Project PG-13 Released Sep 28, 2018 1h 32m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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An outcast teen connects with his isolated grandfather for the first time. He discovers he has a surprising past when he makes his grandfather the subject of an animated art project for school.
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Kimber Myers Los Angeles Times Like a history lesson delivered by an excited and affable - if inexperienced - teacher, "The Samuel Project" means well and will likely move audiences, despite its own undermining efforts. Oct 4, 2018 Full Review Tim Appelo AARP Movies for Grownups It could use more of grandpa's drama and less teen dramedy, but it's heartwarming. Rated: 3/5 Sep 28, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alex B Love this movie. A warm-hearted story, well acted and free of the annoying faux-disasters so often put into this type of film. (You know, like the father might have accidentally deleted all the kid's animations from his computer, setting up an emergency last-minute reconstruction... but no, all went smoothly!) If you're in the mood for an uplifting story with kind characters and a dose of history, enjoy this one. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/24/25 Full Review elannah e low budget, awful script Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/25 Full Review John W This well acted movie tells a great story about a grandfather's memories through the eyes of his grandson, a budding artist who tells his grandfathers story through animation. It's also a story of relationships between father's and sons and grandfathers and grandsons. It is both heartwarming and thoughtful, and never maudlin but often humorous as the human condition often is. It also reminds us that history is the story of people. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/25 Full Review Audience Member Very nice, heart-warming movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/15/20 Full Review Audience Member Great movie! Exelent story and amazing experience! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member I was talked into seeing this movie and I am glad that my movie partner was so persuasive. We need more movies like this where you walk out of the theater feeling joyful. It's not going to win any individual award category but that could be said for any movie that I've seen in 2019 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An outcast teen connects with his isolated grandfather for the first time. He discovers he has a surprising past when he makes his grandfather the subject of an animated art project for school.
Director
Marc Fusco
Producer
Steve Weinberger, Rebecca Reyes
Screenwriter
Marc Fusco, Chris Neighbors
Distributor
in8 Releasing
Rating
PG-13 (Brief Language|Thematic Elements|Some Suggestive Comments)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 28, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 27, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.1K
Runtime
1h 32m
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