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2015
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Meadowland
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21
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
3.6
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1.5
Meadowlands visual style is all about the faces: deep close ups predominate, eyes, mouths, eyebrows, suggesting that the larger world, with its distra ..
Rogerebert
3.1
A film with two very strong central performances from a pair of underrated actors that falters by being so self aware of the tortured existence its at ..
Rogerebert
4.0
Meadowland is powerful film making, though, hardly light entertainment.
The Guardian
3.8
Because I dont do it for fame, I dont even care about being famous actually.
4.5
Meadowland harrowingly depicts the delayed and very different reactions of a New York wife and husband to their sons abduction some 12 months earlier.
Screen Daily
4.5
I cant say I walked out in the best spirits, but, unlike most of the gloomy dramas Ive seen lately, this is one I wasnt eager to shake right off and g ..
Collider
4.5
Meadowland holds its breath, praying she doesnt inflict more pain as she approaches that bottom.
The Hollywood Reporter
4.5
The setup is a scriptwriting gimme if your central couple lose a child, practically any subsequent behavior is justifiable but the actors sell what th ..
The New York Times
4.5
Reed Morano, an accomplished cinematographer making her directorial debut, does a fine job hewing to her uncoiling characters like a shroud, and her a ..
3.5
And while Meadowland throbs along nicely, youre left unfulfilled by its attempted grandiose and revelatory finale that fails to satisfactorily bring e ..
Cinema Blend
1.5
The leads make unbearable pain bearable to watch Wilson is the sympathetic everyman once again, while Wilde displays depths of feeling shes rarely got ..
Village Voice
3.8
Meadowland is raw and almost unbearable, but its quest to understand the stages of grief is powerfully rendered with a great degree of authenticity.
Blu Ray
3.1
The movie does, at least, conclude on an unexpectedly powerful note thanks to a decidedly searing climactic stretch, which confirms Meadowlands place ..
Reel Film Reviews
4.5
Meadowland is powerful film making, though, hardly light entertainment.
The Guardian
3.5
Wilson and Wilde have a light touch that makes them perfect for the comedies they often make. Here, Morano leads them to much darker places, and they ..
Az Central
3.5
Wilde confines her performance, pulling her energies inwards so tight that she almost thrums with tension. All the while, Morano picks out startling m ..
Eye For Film
3.2
As we dive deeper into the abyss of loss, the story strays from its grounded realism and becomes too contrived to fully convey its intended emotion.
The Film Stage
3.2
The drama is a mournful, lyrical examination of heartache and disconnection, and clearly a lot of honest intention went into the film, but atmosphere ..
Blogs Indie Wire
3.0
But, even her brilliant direction isnt enough to battle Rossis unbalanced screenplay.
Hey U Guys
4.4
Meadowland is a methodical and at times very compelling film that presents an intimate portrait of grief and hopelessness. Wilde delivers her finest a ..
Awards Circuit
4.5
Despite some pitfalls, Meadowland is a compelling look at how a married couple handles the disappearance of their young son.
Film Journal International ..
3.5
Also, the over explanatory story telling sucks away the charm of a good emotional flick.
NETTV4U
4.5
This story is every parents nightmare, yet Morano makes the world of Meadowland look like a dream.
Cinemacy
1.5
Better films show us grief over the loss of a child in a more nuanced context.
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