Trees Lounge

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Trees Lounge

R

Released Oct 11, 1996

1h 34m

Comedy

Drama

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Long Island loser Tommy (Steve Buscemi) is a hopeless alcoholic who loses his job for stealing from his boss, Rob (Anthony LaPaglia), who's now dating his ex, Theresa (Elizabeth Bracco). Tommy copes with his failures by hanging out at local dive Trees Lounge with friends he can barely stand. He takes a gig as the ice cream man, but he's awful with kids. The best thing in his life is a lukewarm romance with cool local girl Debbie (Chloë Sevigny), who, unfortunately, is Theresa's underage niece.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Steve Buscemi, who plays Tommy and also wrote and directed the film, knows about alcoholism from the inside out and backward, and his movie is the most accurate portrait of the daily saloon drinker I have ever seen.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Trees Lounge gives the appearance of being slight, spontaneous, and effortless. It would be easy to write off Buscemi's maiden effort as a serendipitous fluke, but just like that face of his, you know that surface values are merely the outer layer.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

An impressive feature debut from indie icon Buscemi, a serio-comedy and character study of a barfly (played by Buscemi) and the entourage that frequents the same working bar day after day; John Cassavetes would have been proud of this film.

Rated: B+

Jan 8, 2007

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Rated: 3/5

Nov 14, 2005

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Not nearly as interesting as Buscemi's body of work in front of the camera.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 14, 2005

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 3/5

Aug 31, 2005

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 34 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $673,300.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/22/25

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john h

Steve Buscemi delivers a surprising directorial debut which he writes and stars in. The portrayal of the life of an alcoholic slacker going in spirals is mesmerizing and absorbing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/04/25

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Isa B

An accurate portrayal of daily alcoholism if I've ever seen one. The story is not only realistic, but also quite tense at times. Steve Buscemi was amazing as an actor, writer and director in this picture. Trees Lounge is a very good film. I love it! 90/100

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/27/24

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Bahad j

This idea of the film shooting technique director made the film more attractive to people.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/24

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Bulgantamir B

It was a movie that made me understand a lot

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/24

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Munkhjargal A

this movie is an interesting movie about a young man. he overcomes his failure and hangs out with friends who can barely stand the local dive. He plays the role of an ice cream man, but he interacts with children. The best part of his life is his romantic relationship with a local cool girl named Debbie (Chloë Sevigny), unfortunately Teresa's underage niece.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/24

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Synopsis

Long Island loser Tommy (Steve Buscemi) is a hopeless alcoholic who loses his job for stealing from his boss, Rob (Anthony LaPaglia), who's now dating his ex, Theresa (Elizabeth Bracco). Tommy copes with his failures by hanging out at local dive Trees Lounge with friends he can barely stand. He takes a gig as the ice cream man, but he's awful with kids. The best thing in his life is a lukewarm romance with cool local girl Debbie (Chloë Sevigny), who, unfortunately, is Theresa's underage niece.

Director: Steve Buscemi
Producer: Chris Hanley, Brad Wyman
Screenwriter: Steve Buscemi
Distributor: Orion Pictures, Artisan Entertainment, Live Entertainment
Production Co: Muse Productions, Live Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 11, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 9, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $673.3K
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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