Tumbledown

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Tumbledown

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Released Feb 5, 2016

1h 43m

Romance

Comedy

Music

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A professor (Jason Sudeikis) collaborates with a grieving widow (Rebecca Hall) to write a biography about her husband, a folk singer who attracted a cult following.

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Leonard Maltin

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This one rewards the viewer with a typically fine performance by Rebecca Hall and a revelatory one by Jason Sudeikis, whom we usually associate with comedy.

Feb 16, 2016

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

First-time director Sean Mewshaw and screenwriter Desi Van Til - they're married - have decided, intriguingly, to craft a movie about loss and letting go. And they've done so with uncommon humor and heart.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 12, 2016

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Drew Lazor

Philadelphia Inquirer

Tumbledown comes up light in the categories that matter most, miring a capable cast in a forced cable-knit folksiness familiar to anyone who has ever watched anything set in New England.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 12, 2016

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

By the time "Tumbledown" reaches its genuinely rousing conclusion, you could wonder why Hannah was ever down in the dumps, but it's all the more satisfying because of the path she has to take to get there.

Mar 1, 2019

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Janire Zurbano

Cinemanía (Spain)

The clash of perspectives... leads to a hopeful, tender and captivating portrait of life after the death of a loved one... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Mar 30, 2018

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Alberto Luchini

El Mundo (Spain)

A romantic comedy with certain drama touches, where everything that happens is perfectly predictable from the first minutes. [Full review in Spanish]

Jan 6, 2017

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Meghann V

This is a beautiful, unvarnished film full of complex characters exploring topics like grief, moving on, purpose, and what binds people together.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/24/23

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Evie Lynn S

Mainers have reason to question some of the accents and colloquialisms in Tumbledown. All viewers may notice inconsistencies and seeming filming errors. Still I was tickled-pink to stumble upon this little gem of a movie! Sudeikis and Hall are well-cast, each does well both with the dramatic, as well as the comedic and romantic scenes. The film, including the rest of the cast, especially Richard Maser and Blythe Danner, is wicked watchable. Even those from away will find this little indie film enjoyable. PS. I never realized just how charming Jason Sudeikis could be …. geezum!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/07/23

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kevin c

Rebecca Hall plays a widow who, a year after losing her musician husband is forced to deal with the loss when a writer played by Jason Sudeikis, begins working with her on his biography. I liked this pairing of Hall and Sudeikis. Hall is always excellent and Sudeikis is underrated in his more dramatic roles. Very good movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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rose d

A lovely performance by the two leads cannot make up for an uninspired and predictable plot. As the audience I felt I never really got to know Hunter, the focus of the lead character for most of the film, and otherwise the plot is simply a straight forward boy meets girl story. The pacing at the end felt forced and made Jason's character seem unsympathetic. Overall, I think this could have been a much better movie with a few tweaks here and there.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Jason Sudeikis is terrifically likeable as a leading man! Rebecca Hall is appropriately conflicted about moving forward with the man she hired to write her late husband's biography. Blythe Danner and Richard Masur are good as her parents.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Honestly had zero expectations going into this, & it honestly wasn't too bad. Not the worst way to spend an hour & forty five minutes.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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A professor (Jason Sudeikis) collaborates with a grieving widow (Rebecca Hall) to write a biography about her husband, a folk singer who attracted a cult following.

Director: Sean Mewshaw
Producer: Kristin Hahn, Aaron L. Gilbert, Margot Hand
Screenwriter: Desiree Van Til, Desi van Til
Distributor: Starz Digital Media
Production Co: Echo Films, Hahnscape Entertainment, BRON Studios
Rating: R (A Sex Scene)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 5, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $135.0K
Runtime: 1h 43m

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