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Drunkboat

Play trailer Poster for Drunkboat 2010,  1h 38m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 23% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 22% 50+ Ratings Popcornmeter
23% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 22% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
A teenager (Jacob Zachar) manipulates his troubled, boozy uncle (John Malkovich) into helping him acquire a beaten-up wooden sailboat.

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Farran Smith Nehme New York Post Jul 13, 2012
2/4
"Drunkboat" might have come off via nothing more than acting ability and a good heart, if the dialogue didn't amount mostly to aimless chit-chat. Go to Full Review
Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Jul 13, 2012
2/5
The burnished smear of Lisa Rinzler's photography is a plus, but "Drunkboat" is ultimately the kind of pet project that never traverses from personal to powerful. Go to Full Review
Rachel Saltz New York Times Jul 12, 2012
3/5
Though studied and grating at times, "Drunkboat" does sustain a distinct, odd tone. Like its characters it's dreamily restless and prey to its own quixotic ideas. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Oct 23, 2017
C+
Not even Malkovich could save such a leaky film, one that never stays afloat long enough to maintain an adequate focus on the family issues it raises. Go to Full Review
Brent Simon Shockya.com Jul 30, 2012
D+
A passion project ill suited to cinematic adaptation, or at least sludgy, unresolved, mannered and grating in its realized incarnation. Go to Full Review
Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue Jul 25, 2012
... feels like an intimate, idiosyncratic acting workshop that might have worked better on stage. Go to Full Review
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Drunkboat

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Cast & Crew

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Bob Meyer

Director

John Malkovich

Mort

John Goodman

Mr. Fletcher

Dana Delany

Eileen

Jacob Zachar

Abe

Brian Deneen

Dave

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Drunkboat

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Movie Info

Synopsis A teenager (Jacob Zachar) manipulates his troubled, boozy uncle (John Malkovich) into helping him acquire a beaten-up wooden sailboat.
Director
Bob Meyer
Producer
Steven A. Jones
Screenwriter
Bob Meyer, Randy Buescher
Production Co
Left Bank Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 11, 2015
Runtime
1h 38m
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