Reality Bites
A comedy about love in the '90s
A comedy about love in the '90s
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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1994
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A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they struggle to map out survival guides for the future, the Gen-X quartet soon begins to realize that reality isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
99 min
Release date:
18 Feb 1994
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$11,500,000
Revenue:
$20,079,850
Awards:
2 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Ryder and Hawke bring crucial authenticity to their roles with effortless appeal. You'll find yourself wanting more of these characters than the movie gives you.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
28 Aug 2013
fresh:
However conventional Reality Bites resolves to be, it is always engaging. Best of all, Ryder has her greatest role since Heathers, once again proving herself a seriously funny young actress.
– Carrie Rickey,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
27 Mar 2013
rotten:
It's a good example of an anti-establishment comedy crippled by a seeming desire to infatuate the establishment itself. What Reality Bites needs most is a good bite. From reality.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar 2013
fresh:
Among the movie's strengths are the performances, especially that of Ryder, who comes across as bright, beautiful and more delicate than ever before.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar 2013
rotten:
When the movie is over, you don't feel as if you had shared the experience of a new generation; you feel puzzled and vaguely crummy, as if you had just read a solemn news-magazine cover story about it.
– Terrence Rafferty,
New Yorker,
27 Mar 2013