Imaginary Heroes
People are never who they seem to be.
People are never who they seem to be.
Comedy, Drama
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2004
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Matt Travis is good-looking, popular, and his school's best competitive swimmer, so everyone is shocked when he inexplicably commits suicide. As the following year unfolds, each member of his family struggles to recover from the tragedy with mixed results.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
111 min
Release date:
14 Sep 2004
Country:
BE, DE, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$10,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Conversations, by the way, need to be laconic, cynical and postmodern. Tears take their time, if they come at all.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
11 Mar 2005
rotten:
An ambitious, uneven directorial debut.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
11 Mar 2005
fresh:
Failed ambition is still ambition. Imaginary Heroes may overreach, but it challenges us as it does. That's heroic in any filmmaker.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar 2005
rotten:
Weaver pretty much keeps Imaginary Heroes aloft.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
18 Mar 2005
rotten:
Although she comes across as bordering on insufferable, we are expected to understand that Sandy is the touchstone of honesty in the film because, like other American films of the Sundance variety, eccentricity signifies emotional authenticity.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
18 Mar 2005