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Natural Selection

Play trailer Poster for Natural Selection R,  2012,  1h 30m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 74% 34 Reviews Tomatometer 67% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
74% Tomatometer 34 Reviews 67% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Upon learning that her dying husband has a 23-year-old illegitimate son, a Texas housewife sets out to find the young man and bring him back to meet his father.

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Joe Williams St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jul 13, 2012
2/4
In the evolutionary spectrum of cinema, "Natural Selection" is like the duck-billed platypus, pretending to be warm-blooded but more than a little fowl. Go to Full Review
Mark Feeney Boston Globe Jul 5, 2012
1/4
[Harris is] the one good thing in "Natural Selection." Go to Full Review
Ben Sachs Chicago Reader Jun 21, 2012
However gritty this indie comedy may look (cinematographer Steve Calitri seems to be aping William Eggleston's photographs of the American south), it isn't all that different from an Adam Sandler vehicle. Go to Full Review
C.J. Prince Way Too Indie Jul 3, 2019
7.1/10
Despite its shortcomings, Natural Selection is an enjoyable film. Go to Full Review
Amie Simon Three Imaginary Girls Mar 4, 2019
Harris brings such amazing heart to her character that underneath all the guffaws you see that it's really a story about Linda and her discovery about what she wants and needs. Go to Full Review
Joseph Walsh CineVue Aug 24, 2018
4/5
Rarely in comic dramas do you see such skill and attention to aesthetic detail, and it makes the film all the more impressive for it. Go to Full Review
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Albus R May 23, 2018 I can't even believe this movie received bad reviews. It's gritty, heartfelt, engaging and bitter-sweet. I loved every second of it. Rachel Harris is AMAZING and the dynamic between her and Matt O'Leary is so engaging. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Robbie Pickering

Director

Rachael Harris

Linda

Jon Gries

Peter

Matt O'Leary

Raymond

John Diehl

Abe

Stephanie King

Shaunice

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Movie Info

Synopsis Upon learning that her dying husband has a 23-year-old illegitimate son, a Texas housewife sets out to find the young man and bring him back to meet his father.
Director
Robbie Pickering
Producer
Paul Jensen, Brion Hambel
Screenwriter
Robbie Pickering
Distributor
Cinema Guild
Production Co
Best Medicine Productions
Rating
R (Sexual Content|A Beating|Language|Brief Graphic Nudity|Some Drug Material)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 16, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 13, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
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