Fresh
Blessed with natural performances and brisk pacing, this unusual little movie would like us to know just one thing: Passion is fine, but a pal is priceless.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Nate & Margaret
When your best friend is your only friend.
2012 · 1h 19m
Comedy
Directed by
Nathan Adloff
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Nate & Margaret
Overview
Nate, a 19 year old film student, and Margaret, a 52 year old spinster, are best friends in an odd, quirky, totally working kind of way... until Nate's audacious classmate Darla sets him up on a date with James. Nate's new life shakes apart his friendship with Margaret, just as she is trying to start a career as a stand-up comedian.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
78%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[A] moving, engagingly low-key curio.
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Fresh
Narrative conflicts are introduced and swatted away in favor of an amiable sentimentality, two nice people being nice to each other.
Chris Packham, Village Voice
Rotten
Director-cowriter Nathan Adloff displays real sensitivity toward the central characters, yet he hasn't crafted a story in which his observations might carry any weight.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Here is a sweet, delicate story about friendship.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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