Floundering

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Floundering

R,

1994,

1h 37m,

Comedy/

Drama

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70%

10 Reviews

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56%

1,000+ Ratings

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70%

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10 Reviews

56%

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1,000+ Ratings

An out-of-work loser is driven to action by the IRS, his girlfriend and the characters who cross his path.

Peter Rainer

Los Angeles Times

Aug 26, 2013

1.5/5

All-too-aptly named.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Aug 26, 2013

This first feature by independent producer Peter McCarthy is fairly lightweight, but the cast and low-rent production credits have a certain charm.

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Leonard Klady

Variety

Mar 26, 2009

While the disjointed tale of contemporary alienation doesn't always connect the dots, it has a raw energy and sense of fun that's infectious.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 4, 2005

3/5

James Rocchi

Netflix

Nov 7, 2002

3/5

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Theodore S

Mar 21, 2018

Clairement ancré dans sa réalité post-émeutes de 1992, Floundering est un film extrêmement étrange situé dans les quartiers chauds de Los Angeles et suit James LeGros, chômeur, pendant une longue journée de balade, où il rencontre moult personnages, réels ou imaginaires (Kim Wayans y joue le chômage, par exemple), morts ou vivants et où chacun devise jusqu'à plus soif (John Cusack y a écrit ses propres dialogues). Avec cette nature épisodique, le film devient très vite un hit-and-miss mais les idées évoquées sont pour la plupart très intéressantes. Toujours entre la fable et l'ultra-réalisme, Floundering est un film décontenançant mais vaut vraiment le coup d'oeil.

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George W

Oct 20, 2017

Finally found it. I'd seen the smoking crack/waking up on the sidewalk part 10 years or so ago but never knew what movie it was. Just happened to stumble across it.

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Abraham S

Oct 20, 2017

Finally found it. I'd seen the smoking crack/waking up on the sidewalk part 10 years or more ago but never knew what movie it was. Just happened to stumble across it.

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Synopsis

An out-of-work loser is driven to action by the IRS, his girlfriend and the characters who cross his path.

Director: Peter McCarthy
Producer: Peter McCarthy
Screenwriter: Peter McCarthy
Production Co: Front Films
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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