August

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August

R,

2008,

1h 28m,

Drama

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36%

25 Reviews

Tomatometer

23%

2,500+ Ratings

Popcornmeter

36%

Tomatometer

25 Reviews

23%

Popcornmeter

2,500+ Ratings

Tom Sterling (Josh Hartnett) is a dot-com superstar living the high life in New York City. Tom's fortune is jeopardized when the tech bubble bursts in the summer of 2001, and his main investor, Cyrus (David Bowie), is reluctant to sign off on a deal that would guarantee an influx of cash. Forced to seek financial help, he turns to his brother (Adam Scott), with whom he has a strained relationship, for a loan. But, as Tom's business fails, he realizes his personal relationships are what really need saving.

Critics Consensus

Josh Hartnett puts in a well-intentioned performance but overall, August only superficially explores its dotcom-burst setting.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Jul 16, 2008

A-

Anyone who thinks that Josh Hartnett isn't a true movie star should see his riveting, high-wire performance in August, a shrewdly dramatized look back at the bursting of the dot-com bubble.

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John Anderson

Newsday

Jul 14, 2008

3/4

Smartly scripted, convincingly atmospheric morality fable in which Hartnett, usually insubstantial as a good guy, plays a convincingly flawed character galloping toward the precipice.

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Kyle Smith

New York Post

Jul 11, 2008

0.5/4

Only an amusing cameo by David Bowie enlivens things, but he's onscreen for just about two minutes at the end.

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David D'Arcy

Screen International

Dec 1, 2008

This one has nothing extraordinary about it to compensate for seven years' staleness.

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Jonathan W. Hickman

Entertainment Insiders

Oct 18, 2008

3/4

A movie that makes a good initial public offering.

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Ron Wilkinson

Monsters and Critics

Jul 27, 2008

4/10

If you want to see ignorant self destruction, see Troy Duffy in "Overnight" and forget this film---the worst mistake Josh Hartnett has made in his career.

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Austin Chick

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Synopsis

Tom Sterling (Josh Hartnett) is a dot-com superstar living the high life in New York City. Tom's fortune is jeopardized when the tech bubble bursts in the summer of 2001, and his main investor, Cyrus (David Bowie), is reluctant to sign off on a deal that would guarantee an influx of cash. Forced to seek financial help, he turns to his brother (Adam Scott), with whom he has a strained relationship, for a loan. But, as Tom's business fails, he realizes his personal relationships are what really need saving.

Director: Austin Chick
Producer: Charlie Corwin, Clara Markowicz, Elle Key, David Guy Levy
Screenwriter: Howard A. Rodman
Distributor: First Look
Production Co: Periscope Entertainment, Original Media
Rating: R (Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 11, 2008, Limited
Release Date (DVD): Aug 26, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.8K
Runtime: 1h 28m

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