This Is Martin Bonner

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This Is Martin Bonner

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Released Jun 21, 2013

1h 23m

Drama

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An ex-convict (Richmond Arquette) believes that a 58-year-old divorced man (Paul Eenhoorn) is a kindred spirit who can help him get his life back on track.

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Critics Consensus

Solemn but heartfelt, This is Martin Bonner is a slow-burning drama with an outstanding performance by Paul Eenhoorn as the title character.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

This Is Martin Bonner takes a magnifying glass to everyday goodness and lingering pain, illuminating their contours and complexities but pulling away before the movie can ever burst into sentimental flame.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 16, 2013

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Joe Neumaier

New York Daily News

This contemplative drama draws strength from day-to-day ordinariness and a terrific lead performance from Paul Eenhoorn, yet sadly falls short.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 15, 2013

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

Mr. Eenhoorn (whose patient expressions here suggest a kindly priest) gives his character the shy charm of palpable decency.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 13, 2013

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

Director Chad Hartigan's hopeful approach to the material, combined with the terrific cast and cinematography, come together to make this one of 2013's quiet triumphs.

Jun 22, 2019

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Jared Mobarak

The Film Stage

As a whole, This is Martin Bonner is a subtle piece of art getting at the heart of the human condition.

Rated: B+

Jun 28, 2016

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Dan Schindel

Movie Mezzanine

Inspiring in a way that movies too often aren't, in that it provides a realistic yet optimistic vision of how someone can positively affect the world around them

Rated: A

Feb 5, 2014

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nefasto r

I don't think there is enough to chew off. Very simple, but also very humane.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

An intimate, deeply felt drama about complicated questions of faith

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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William L

Certainly a slow burn, but this character study prizes patience and subtlety as it unravels the compassion that one can provide for another simply by being there. (3.5/5)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/05/21

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Audience Member

some real life shit. I appreciate the realness to it even if it doesnt have much of a pay off

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Like most people, I use the ratings here to influence my choices when I am looking for something different. This one did not disappoint. It transported me to the lives of two people living similar but totally different lives. I kept waiting for a big something bad to happen and instead it was only good with some reality mixed in. Left me wanting to spend more time in their lives, was disappointed when it ended kind of abruptly.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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walter m

Martin Bonner(Paul Eenhoorn) is a middle-aged divorced man who lives alone in Reno, Nevada, transplanted from Australia by way of Baltimore. When his grown daughter is not setting him up on blind dates, he volunteers to counsel recently released convicts. The latest is Travis Holloway(Richmond Arquette) who has just been released after a 12-year sentence and is wondering what to do next. Before he looks for a job, Martin takes the opportunity to take him out to lunch. Not much happens in the low key character study "This Is Martin Bonner." Then again not much has to really, as the movie takes its time in setting the mood and getting to know these two lonely men, both at different points in their respective lives. In general, the movie confirms the observation that everybody in Nevada has come from somewhere else, with Martin being imported due to his knowledge of soccer. So, if Las Vegas does get an NHL franchise, they will have to entice Canadians to come south by the busload.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Chad Hartigan

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Paul Eenhoorn

Martin Bonner

Richmond Arquette

Travis Holloway

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Synopsis

An ex-convict (Richmond Arquette) believes that a 58-year-old divorced man (Paul Eenhoorn) is a kindred spirit who can help him get his life back on track.

Director: Chad Hartigan
Producer: Cherie Saulter, Aaron Schnobrich
Screenwriter: Chad Hartigan
Distributor: Monterey Media
Production Co: 600 West Productions
Rating: R (Brief Sexuality|Some Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 23m

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