Transamerica
Life is a Journey. Bring an Open Mind.
Life is a Journey. Bring an Open Mind.
Drama
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2005
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Bree is about to get a sex reassignment surgery that will finally allow her to actually be what she’s already been in her mind for a long time: a transitioned woman. Yet before this happens she suddenly runs into her son who ends up coming for the trip across the United States.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
103 min
Release date:
23 Dec 2005
Country:
US
Languages:
Spanish, English
Budget:
$1,000,000
Revenue:
$13,350,369
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 32 wins & 26 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
It's a farce with heart, a meditation on identity, family and gender politics that has real faith in its characters -- even when the characters themselves lack it.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
20 Jan 2006
fresh:
Huffman's performance in Transamerica, as a pre-op male-to-female transsexual coping with the sudden emergence of a long-lost son, is much better than the movie it's in; indeed, she singlehandedly takes Transamerica to a higher plane.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
20 Jan 2006
rotten:
Transamerica is a routine road-trip comedy-drama with a twist.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan 2006
rotten:
Huffman's performance redeems parts of the movie but, until the final 30 minutes, Transamerica too often feels like a journey to nowhere.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
2 Feb 2006
fresh:
It's funny in spots, touching in others and uniformly life-affirming.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
2 Feb 2006