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- 2016
- R
- 2 h 17 m
- 2016
- R
- 2 h 17 m
Summary After the death of his older brother Joe (Kyle Chandler), Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) is shocked to learn that Joe has made him sole guardian of his nephew Patrick (Lucas Hedges). Taking leave of his job, Lee reluctantly returns to Manchester-by-the-Sea to care for Patrick, a spirited 15-year-old, and is forced to deal with a past that ...
Directed By: Kenneth Lonergan
Written By: Kenneth Lonergan
- 2016
- R
- 2 h 17 m
- 2016
- R
- 2 h 17 m
Manchester by the Sea
8.2
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Summary After the death of his older brother Joe (Kyle Chandler), Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) is shocked to learn that Joe has made him sole guardian of his nephew Patrick (Lucas Hedges). Taking leave of his job, Lee reluctantly returns to Manchester-by-the-Sea to care for Patrick, a spirited 15-year-old, and is forced to deal with a past that ...
Directed By: Kenneth Lonergan
Written By: Kenneth Lonergan
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 53 Critic Reviews
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98% Positive
52 Reviews
52 Reviews
2% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 53 Critic Reviews
96
98% Positive
52 Reviews
52 Reviews
2% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Masterfully told and beautifully acted, Manchester By The Sea is a shattering yet graceful elegy of loss and grief.
This is pitch-perfect filmmaking, the kind that turns a hungry visionary into a popular last name. Rest assured, it’s all earned. Manchester by the Sea is a hearty, rewarding drama audiences will remember for years.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 1,035 User Ratings
8.2
87% Positive
904 Ratings
904 Ratings
7% Mixed
68 Ratings
68 Ratings
6% Negative
63 Ratings
63 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 1,035 User Ratings
8.2
87% Positive
904 Ratings
904 Ratings
7% Mixed
68 Ratings
68 Ratings
6% Negative
63 Ratings
63 Ratings
This is probably one of the most depressingly realistic films I have ever seen. Such amazing acting.
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A movie about unremitting grief and yet it has a boisterousness, a comic twirl, that makes it much truer to the zigzags of life than most similarly themed movies that simply pile on the gloom.
Manchester finds a way to weave together truly wrenching sequences with a clever sense of humor, and Lonergan pulls extraordinary performances from his entire cast, especially Casey Affleck.
Manchester by the Sea is the kind of movie that doesn’t seem to be headed anywhere in particular for long stretches. And then, almost unexpectedly, it arrives.
What Lonergan has created here is one of the cinema’s defining statements on the kind of grief that leaves you gutted, of wounds that will never heal. He’s got the guts to make us uncomfortable in scene after scene, and the courage to deny us “The Hollywood Ending.”
Manchester-by-the-Sea is a study of family dysfunction and the worse loss imaginable, but one held back by the fact it’s all filtered through Affleck’s withdrawn lead.
Lee Chandler leads a lonely life in a Boston basement, haunted by his tragic past. When his brother Joe dies, he is forced to return to his hometown on the coast, and discovers that he has been appointed guardian of his nephew Patrick, Joe's teenage son. As he tries to figure out what to do with him, and deals with the burial paperwork, he reconnects with his ex-wife Randy and the old community he fled from. Getting rid of the memory of the tragedy becomes more and more difficult. Exciting film, which tears the tears without wanting to do it. Direction, acting and photography that touch perfection for this film that is quietly among the best family dramas ever made in the history of cinema. Lonergan, director and screenwriter, truly at his best here.
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Well this movie is basically about a guy who has to deal with **** - a lot of **** Or lets say it in other words: the live of nearly everyone. So i guess poeple like this movie because they can relate how ****ty live can be. It seems that americans love movies like this at the moment (Nomadland). But i think its only average.
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Relentlessly depressing and awful. Complete downer. Hated it. Not a fan of Casey Affleck anyway. There is not a single spark of humor or a small chuckle to be found. If you want deep and dark, this is your movie. For me, it was a walk out. Didn’t, but probably should have.
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Production Company
Amazon Studios,
K Period Media,
Pearl Street Films,
The Media Farm,
The Affleck/Middleton Project,
B Story,
Big Indie Pictures,
Madison Wells,
The Walsh Company
Release Date Nov 18, 2016
Duration 2 h 17 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Breathtaking... A truly incredible piece of cinema!
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Gold Derby Awards
• 2 Wins & 11 Nominations
