Junebug (2005)
When Madeleine (Davidtz), a British-born dealer in regional, "outsider" art, travels from Chicago to North Carolina to pursue a local painter for her gallery, she and her brand-new, younger husband George (Nivola) extend the trip to include an introduction to his family. Madeleine confronts the difficulty of two cultures colliding, and discovers the tumultuous outcome as these separate ways of life must coexist. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Phil Morrison
Written By: Angus MacLachlan
Starring: Amy Adams, Scott Wilson, Alessandro Nivola, Celia Weston, Embeth Davidtz, Benjamin McKenzie, Frank Hoyt Taylor
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Junebug belongs to 16 collections
1. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (collaborative - 22 stars)
2. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (collaborative: moderated by Cinephile - 19 stars)
3. Directorial debut (collaborative: moderated by djross - 16 stars)
4. Quirky/Indie movies (collaborative: moderated by Kortee - 9 stars)
5. Positive Psychology Films (collaborative - 6 stars)
6. Best by different standards (public: sesito71 - 6 stars)
7. Metacritic - Generally Favorable Reviews (collaborative: moderated by sengir)
8. Outsider Art (collaborative: moderated by Moribunny)
9. Dysfunctional Family Heaven (collaborative: moderated by indiefan94)
10. Paste Magazine's 50 Best Movies of the 2000s (collaborative: moderated by MacSwell)
11. Movies I Saw in Theaters (public: theficionado)
12. 2005: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
13. HDD 151029 (public: caffe)
14. seen in 2017 (public: sproost)
15. Tom's Movies (public: tomwalsh)
16. Characters I see myself in (public: Daria)
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eveelun | 70 42nd |
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Another quirky indie drama. Adams is great and deserves the recognition she received for this role, the rest of the cast isn't bad, but the story feels so typical and safe that I have a hard time remembering elements to either condemn or praise.
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CCLZA | 70 51st |
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Honest film about family and things that not always go the right way. The performances transmit the quiet tone of the film, and Amy Adams is brilliant as the one who represents hope.
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Ytadel | 3 28th |
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It effectively imparts an awkward tone and if nothing else it's true that Amy Adams really is terrific. She has a magnetic, electric screen presence like few other performers currently working. However, I really loathed every character except for Amy Adams and the protagonist Madeleine. They just came across as a bunch of pretty damn rude hicks. I don't know if that was the intention, but it sure didn't make me enjoy the film that much.
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INDYATMN | 50 4th |
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One of the most critically overrated films ever. Boring and unfunny, with caricatures of the two "cultures": upscale New Yorkers vs. rural suburbanites bordering on insulting. Lots of critics loved this so you may too, but this may just be that they're just hip & pretentious enough to find the simple act of poking fun at wide-eyed (can you believe that word actually fits as a character description here?) rural suburbanites funny.
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Octave | 61 53rd |
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Indie subcultural study of what's hidden inside ourselves. Well acted with closely approached honesty.
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| Average Percentile 55.61% from 1002 Ratings |  |