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Albatross

Play trailer Poster for Albatross 2012,  1h 30m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 54% 26 Reviews Tomatometer 39% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
54% Tomatometer 26 Reviews 39% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Beth (Felicity Jones), a bookish teenager, becomes friends with Emilia (Jessica Brown Findlay) and has an affair with the latter's father.

Critics Reviews

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Jan 12, 2012
3/5
Charmingly low-key, the British coming-of-age drama "Albatross" offsets slack plotting with creative casting and sensitive performances. Go to Full Review
Ian Buckwalter NPR Jan 12, 2012
4.5/10
The lack of subtlety makes the story's familiar beats only more obvious. Go to Full Review
Mary F. Pols TIME Magazine Jan 12, 2012
The performances are compelling (although Jones is underused) but the thin narrative is less instructive of the strange way female friendships operate than of the way stories get recycled. Go to Full Review
Jason Best Movie Talk Dec 6, 2020
Brown Findlay's feisty livewire gives the film the spark lacking in the routine plot. Go to Full Review
Ellie Lucas From the Front Row Aug 6, 2019
1/4
A bland, half-hearted attempt at humor and teenage angst that ultimately never gets off the ground. Go to Full Review
Amy Wadsworth CineVue Dec 1, 2018
3/5
Although it may lack the rawness or intensity of an engagingly slick drama, Albatross is charming and peppered with good humour. Go to Full Review
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Ron S Feb 19, 2017 Quality acting by the three female leads. Does a nice job representing teenager struggles.
Draco M Jan 15, 2017 Not the worst step along my quest to see everything that Felicity Jones has been in.
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Cast & Crew

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Niall MacCormick

Director

Felicity Jones

Beth

Jessica Brown Findlay

Emelia

Sebastian Koch

Jonathan

Julia Ormond

Joa

Peter Vaughan

Grandpa

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Albatross

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Movie Info

Synopsis Beth (Felicity Jones), a bookish teenager, becomes friends with Emilia (Jessica Brown Findlay) and has an affair with the latter's father.
Director
Niall MacCormick
Producer
Adrian Sturges, Andrew Fingret, Andrew Litvin
Screenwriter
Tamzin Rafn
Distributor
IFC Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 13, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 28, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
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