Manchester by the Sea
I can't beat it.
I can't beat it.
Drama
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2016
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After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.
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Runtime:
138 min
Release date:
17 Nov 2016
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$9,000,000
Revenue:
$79,000,000
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. 128 wins & 268 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Manchester stands out for doing an old routine just right. It's not the next best thing, but it does justice to a familiar playbook.
– Eric Kohn,
indieWIRE,
18 Jul 2016
fresh:
[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.
– Justin Chang,
Variety,
18 Jul 2016
fresh:
A wrenching family tragedy is dramatized with the depth of a high-quality American stage piece in Manchester by the Sea.
– Todd McCarthy,
Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jul 2016
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The finest possible incarnation of the sort of starry, delicate drama that is a festival standard.
– Alison Willmore,
BuzzFeed News,
28 Jan 2016
fresh:
Lonergan has sculpted this story and these characters with great delicacy and wisdom, knowing exactly what to leave out and when, like the sturdy types who populate this desolate landscape, to draw back and walk away in sorrow.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
24 Jan 2016