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Limbo

Play trailer Poster for Limbo R,  1999,  2h 6m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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72% Tomatometer 39 Reviews 70% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
After a traumatic accident years ago that left others dead, Joe Gastineau has lived a life full of guilt, leading a solitary existence as a fisherman in Alaska. After he meets lounge singer Donna, he starts to fall for her and open up. However, when Joe's half brother returns, asking for help, it sends Joe, Donna and her daughter, Noelle, on a boat ride that will change their lives.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4
Sayles has started with a domestic comedy, and led us unswervingly into the heart of darkness. Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine Dec 8, 2025
10/10
This is a phenomenally written drama. It is intelligent, patient, thoughtful, and effective. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 2, 2009
C+
Sharply uneven, John Sayles' 12th film features many of his thematic motifs but the ambiguous ending is problematic. Go to Full Review
Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008
4/5
Film Threat Dec 6, 2005
2.5/5
Leo Goldsmith Not Coming to a Theater Near You Sep 17, 2004
Like so much of his work, Limbo feels like two films - one agitprop, the other melodrama - but these two strains are unified in the film's title and (as always) setting. Go to Full Review
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John Sayles

Director

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Donna De Angelo

David Strathairn

Joe Gastineau a.k.a. Jumpin' Joe Gastineau

Vanessa Martinez

Noelle De Angelo

Kris Kristofferson

'Smilin' Jack Johannson

Casey Siemaszko

Bobby Gastineau

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Synopsis After a traumatic accident years ago that left others dead, Joe Gastineau has lived a life full of guilt, leading a solitary existence as a fisherman in Alaska. After he meets lounge singer Donna, he starts to fall for her and open up. However, when Joe's half brother returns, asking for help, it sends Joe, Donna and her daughter, Noelle, on a boat ride that will change their lives.
Director
John Sayles
Producer
Maggie Renzi
Screenwriter
John Sayles
Distributor
Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Green/Renzi
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 4, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 25, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.0M
Runtime
2h 6m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround, SDDS
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