Manchester by the Sea
Casey Affleck, in an Oscar- & Golden Globe-winning performance, leads this drama from writer-director (and playwright) Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count on Me).
Lee (Affleck) leads a solitary existence as a janitor, but is forced to return to his small coastal hometown after the death of his brother (Kyle Chandler). There, he juggles the new responsibility of being a guardian to his teenage nephew with painful memories, personal demons that plague him. Michelle Williams, Lucas Hedges, and Gretchen Mol co-star.
- Director:
- Kenneth Lonergan ('Margaret', 'You Can Count on Me')
- Writer:
- Kenneth Lonergan
- Cast:
- Casey AffleckKyle ChandlerLucas HedgesMichelle WilliamsErica McDermottGretchen MolKara HaywardHeather BurnsTate Donovan
Reviews & comments
Variety
press[A] beautifully textured, richly enveloping drama about how a death in the family forces a small-town New Englander to confront a past tragedy anew.
The New York Times
press"Manchester by the Sea" is a finely shaded portrait, a study in individual misery set in a place that is observed with care and affection.
The Guardian
pressManchester-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of family dysfunction and the worse loss imaginable, but one held back by the fact it's all filtered through Affleck's withdrawn lead.
New Zealand Herald
pressAlthough filled to the brim with star power and chock-full of the most dramatic extremes of the human experience, Manchester by the Sea never feels big or bloated or "too much".
Los Angeles Times
press"Manchester By the Sea" is heartbreaking yet somehow heartening, a film that just wallops you with its honesty, its authenticity and its access to despair.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA wrenching family tragedy is dramatised with the depth of a high-quality American stage piece in Manchester by the Sea.
Bleak but worthy
If you want to know who the middle America is who voted for Trump look no further than the good people of Manchester. These are your basic insular mid-westerners who spend their lives 'getting by'. These are finely crafted studies of people dealing with a sudden death. Each actor does a stirling job and the combination of superb acting and a haunting score...
Heartbreaking, brilliant
Variety
press[A] beautifully textured, richly enveloping drama about how a death in the family forces a small-town New Englander to confront a past tragedy anew.
The New York Times
press"Manchester by the Sea" is a finely shaded portrait, a study in individual misery set in a place that is observed with care and affection.
The Guardian
pressManchester-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.
New Zealand Herald
pressAlthough filled to the brim with star power and chock-full of the most dramatic extremes of the human experience, Manchester by the Sea never feels big or bloated or "too much".
Los Angeles Times
press"Manchester By the Sea" is heartbreaking yet somehow heartening, a film that just wallops you with its honesty, its authenticity and its access to despair.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA wrenching family tragedy is dramatised with the depth of a high-quality American stage piece in Manchester by the Sea.
Bleak but worthy
If you want to know who the middle America is who voted for Trump look no further than the good people of Manchester. These are your basic insular mid-westerners who spend their lives 'getting by'. These are finely crafted studies of people dealing with a sudden death. Each actor does a stirling job and the combination of superb acting and a haunting...
Heartbreaking, brilliant
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