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Daydream Nation

Play trailer Poster for Daydream Nation R,  2011,  1h 38m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 63% 19 Reviews Tomatometer 50% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
63% Tomatometer 19 Reviews 50% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Forced to move to a boring backwater town, a teenager (Kat Dennings) embarks on affairs with a teacher (Josh Lucas) and a stoner classmate (Reece Thompson).

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Perri Nemiroff Shockya.com May 7, 2011
3.5/5
A fantastically enjoyable and refreshing piece, nestling itself right between standard Hollywood high school hoopla and more unconventional explorations of teen troubles. Go to Full Review
Joe Neumaier New York Daily News May 7, 2011
3/5
Goldbach fills the story with too many distractions, but Dennings, known for "Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist," is feline and fun. Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times May 6, 2011
3.5/5
"Daydream Nation" rolls elements of "Juno," "American Beauty," "Donnie Darko" and "Twin Peaks" into a potent blunt. Go to Full Review
Yasmin Shehab Cairo360 Sep 28, 2017
3.5/5
Yes, this film does rely rather heavily on clichés but it's very well acted and the dialogue rarely gets boring. Go to Full Review
Matt Joseph We Got This Covered Mar 25, 2013
7/10
All three leads do a good job and the film is visually appealing. As a director, Goldbach shows promise. Go to Full Review
Rob Boylan Orlando Weekly May 26, 2011
The goodwill that the charming Dennings has built up in earlier films, such as 40-Year-Old Virgin and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, doesn't excuse this role. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Michael Goldbach

Director

Kat Dennings

Caroline Wexler

Reece Thompson

Thurston Goldberg

Andie MacDowell

Enid Goldberg

Josh Lucas

Barry Anderson

Rachel Blanchard

Ms. Budge

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Daydream Nation

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Movie Info

Synopsis Forced to move to a boring backwater town, a teenager (Kat Dennings) embarks on affairs with a teacher (Josh Lucas) and a stoner classmate (Reece Thompson).
Director
Michael Goldbach
Producer
Christine Haebler, Trish Dolman, Jennifer Weiss, Simone Urdl
Screenwriter
Michael Goldbach
Distributor
Anchor Bay
Production Co
Screen Siren Pictures, The Film Farm, Lila 9th Productions
Rating
R (Drug and Alcohol Use|All Involving Teens|Language|Sexual Content|Some Violent Images)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 6, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 38m
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