Lucky Them

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Lucky Them

R,

2014,

1h 36m,

Comedy/

Drama

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78%

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58%

1,000+ Ratings

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58%

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A wealthy aspiring filmmaker (Thomas Haden Church) accompanies a rock journalist (Toni Collette) as she searches for her former lover, a music legend she helped discover but who suddenly disappeared one night.

Critics Consensus

Lucky Them may not quite live up to Toni Collette's bravura starring performance, but it's certainly elevated by it.

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

Nov 3, 2020

4/5

"Lucky Them" isn't a great film, all told, but thanks to the good-natured performances and the general vibe, it's an immensely enjoyable one.

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Jake Wilson

Sydney Morning Herald

Mar 12, 2015

3/5

A study of the perils of nostalgia, Megan Griffiths' Lucky Them itself comes off as a throwback to an earlier era of low-key, whimsical US independent cinema. This is not a bad thing, considering the talents of the cast.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

Mar 12, 2015

3/5

The plot executes an impressive twist at the end and Collette makes such a swashbuckler out of Ellie that you're inclined to indulge her in whatever she chooses to do.

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Victoria Luxford

Radio Times

Nov 3, 2020

3/5

Fun while it lasts, but no more than that.

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Amie Simon

Three Imaginary Girls

Mar 2, 2019

I feel like I've met every single character in this movie multiple times.

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John Fink

The Film Stage

Jun 27, 2016

B

Lucky Them is an emotionally satisfying journey, subverting expectations of the charming road movie.

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Theodore L

Dec 26, 2017

Acting veterans struggle to make a standard tale of the veneer of halcyon days seem interesting, with humor so parched as to challenge the assumption of comedy itself.

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Draco S

May 23, 2017

toni collete is always good. the surprise johnny depp cameo at the end was actually a detriment to the movie. I understand the desire to have a star in that role that surprises at the end. the problem is that we were so distracted by johnny depp that we couldnt appreciate the actual moment, and beautiful and tender moment at that, because we were so caught off guard. not to mention the entire movie is about finding this person. its hard to think of anyone that would have lived up to an entire movies worth of hype. i think the movie would have been better off if we knew what he looked like before hand but it was actually just a no name actor of some sort instead of hoping that the star quality is enough to satisfy the audiences need for that celebrity quality from that character.

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Rey R

Feb 4, 2017

Never been a big fan of Toni Collette but she is always at least good in her roles, here she is at times very good but then can dip heading towards bad. Thomas Haden Church is amusing enough to make the two together mostly enjoyable. A pretty nice and surprising ending helps to improve the overall story.

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Synopsis

A wealthy aspiring filmmaker (Thomas Haden Church) accompanies a rock journalist (Toni Collette) as she searches for her former lover, a music legend she helped discover but who suddenly disappeared one night.

Director: Megan Griffiths
Producer: Adam Gibbs, Amy Hobby, Emily Wachtel
Screenwriter: Huck Botko, Emily Wachtel
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Mymy Productions
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language|Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 30, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $32.9K
Runtime: 1h 36m

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