Breathe In

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Breathe In

R,

2014,

1h 37m,

Drama/

Romance

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56%

77 Reviews

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41%

2,500+ Ratings

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56%

Tomatometer

77 Reviews

41%

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2,500+ Ratings

Father Keith (Guy Pearce, Memento), mother Megan (Amy Ryan, Birdman) and 17-year-old daughter Lauren (Mackenzie Davis, Terminator: Dark Fate), live a comfortable life--but there is something missing. Megan is never quite satisfied with the way things are, while Keith has given up his dreams of being a musician for the steady paycheck of a music teacher. When beautiful foreign exchange student Sophie (Felicity Jones, Rogue One) comes into their lives, Keith is immediately drawn to her. She's mature beyond her years, and yearns for someone to make her feel safe and loved. Keith and Sophie share flirtatious looks and the occasional touching of hands, which only increases the intensity of their bond. When they finally decide to run away together, they set into motion a series of events that lead to a heartbreaking and immensely moving conclusion.

Critics Consensus

Breathe In's plot never quite sparks the way it should, but it remains thoroughly watchable thanks to strong performances from Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

Sep 5, 2017

A sombre, low-key, male mid-life crisis drama, full of meaningful glances, unspoken resentment and underlying regret.

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Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

Apr 18, 2014

2.5/4

There's something flimsy and unformed at these characters' cores, something that no amount of jumpy close-ups, skittering sideways glances, and rainy music can make up for.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Apr 17, 2014

1.5/5

Fine performances barely make up for this melodrama's narrative bankruptcy.

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Craig Williams

CineVue

Feb 26, 2019

4/5

There's an enquiring restlessness to Doremus' camera, always searching for small gestures and glances which, along with Dustin O'Halloran's beautifully forlorn score and DoP John Guleserian washed-out palates, creates a sensuous, longing atmosphere.

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

Dec 16, 2018

Unfortunately, even a great cast and solid cinematography couldn't combat against a weak script.

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PJ Nabarro

Patrick Nabarro

Dec 16, 2018

4/5

A beautifully realised piece of cinema, and Doremus seems to understand that storytelling on film needn't just be about dramaturgy, but also more tactile and ephemeral things.

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Finn R

Mar 5, 2018

Great performances and a very intriguing forbidden romance story angle, but the script wastes too much time on boring things - like the bratty daughter character. A more daring and bold storyteller (like PTA) would have turned this same plot into an Oscar caliber film.

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Leia S

Oct 21, 2017

A true story that shows the commitment of a wife, family, and friends to a man who is paralyzed by polio. Innovation gets him out of the hospital to live at home and to travel. He changed the lives of many with the portable lung and wheelchair, Worth seeing if you appreciate resilient people.

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Luke W

Jun 26, 2017

With great acting coming from its leads, this almost run-of-the-mill storyline barely punches its way through an otherwise difficult premise to maintain.

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Kylo R

Feb 19, 2017

Slow and strange, but still an okay watch.

Poe W

Jan 6, 2017

My only regret is that the film didn't take it farther which would carry it more fantastical-like but far more pleasing in the conclusion. But since things don't work that way its acceptable how it went. But it's trip that it took you on feels so familiar and makes you longing for something like it, it's my quintessential romantic drama. The actors who played the characters and the writing fused flawlessly and ultimately placed my admiration higher for them. Yet even after all this there is still something i loved about it so much that I just can't seem to explain.

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Kylo W

Aug 19, 2013

Loved it! Wow. Great performances, great directing, great story. Starting to really like this director. Oh and Felicity Jones <3

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Drake Doremus

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Guy Pearce

Keith Reynolds

Amy Ryan

Megan Reynolds

Felicity Jones

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Synopsis

Father Keith (Guy Pearce, Memento), mother Megan (Amy Ryan, Birdman) and 17-year-old daughter Lauren (Mackenzie Davis, Terminator: Dark Fate), live a comfortable life--but there is something missing. Megan is never quite satisfied with the way things are, while Keith has given up his dreams of being a musician for the steady paycheck of a music teacher. When beautiful foreign exchange student Sophie (Felicity Jones, Rogue One) comes into their lives, Keith is immediately drawn to her. She's mature beyond her years, and yearns for someone to make her feel safe and loved. Keith and Sophie share flirtatious looks and the occasional touching of hands, which only increases the intensity of their bond. When they finally decide to run away together, they set into motion a series of events that lead to a heartbreaking and immensely moving conclusion.

Director: Drake Doremus
Producer: Steven Rales, Mark Roybal, Jonathan Schwartz, Andrea Sperling
Screenwriter: Drake Doremus, Ben York Jones
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: Indian Paintbrush, Super Crispy Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Language)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 28, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $88.1K
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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