Nearing Grace

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Nearing Grace

R,

2005,

1h 45m,

Drama

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48%

21 Reviews

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50%

10,000+ Ratings

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48%

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21 Reviews

50%

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10,000+ Ratings

Having recently lost his mother, teenager Henry Nearing (Gregory Smith) develops a crush on seductive classmate Grace (Jordana Brewster), who toys with him. Though he has been friends with Merna (Ashley Johnson) for a long time, he fails to see her sincere attraction to him; instead, he wastes time with the uncaring Grace.

Critics Consensus

This coming-of-age story doesn't dig deep enough to offer anything fresh to the genre.

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Ted Fry

Seattle Times

Oct 13, 2006

1.5/4

Moral dilemmas faced by immature teens is fine fare for young-adult fiction, but a movie that wants them to be taken as something bigger needs better management than Nearing Grace can provide.

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Jack Mathews

New York Daily News

Oct 13, 2006

2.5/4

The performances by Smith, Brewster and veteran David Morse, as a morbidly depressed widower, elevate Nearing Grace to something near grace.

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Luke Y. Thompson

Village Voice

Oct 13, 2006

...cinematic youth has rarely seemed so convincingly uncertain, and Brewster could definitely drive a young guy crazy.

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

Nov 10, 2007

1/4

It feels like perhaps the screenplay was intensely personal and/or autobiographical, yet it's suspiciously lacking in any dramatic tension.

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Wade Major

Boxoffice Magazine

Oct 15, 2006

3.5/5

It's so exceptionally well done, so exceedingly well-cast that it makes one realize how few such films actually succeed at all.

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Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Oct 13, 2006

3/5

A fine coming-of-age drama about a sexually eager young man who discovers that anything is possible with a friend who is loving and trustworthy after years of giving and forgiving.

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Rick Rosenthal

Director

Gregory Smith

Henry Nearing

Jordana Brewster

Grace Chance

Ashley Johnson

Merna Ash

Chad Faust

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Synopsis

Having recently lost his mother, teenager Henry Nearing (Gregory Smith) develops a crush on seductive classmate Grace (Jordana Brewster), who toys with him. Though he has been friends with Merna (Ashley Johnson) for a long time, he fails to see her sincere attraction to him; instead, he wastes time with the uncaring Grace.

Director: Rick Rosenthal
Producer: Susan Johnson, Rick Rosenthal, Tracy Underwood
Screenwriter: Jacob Aaron Estes
Production Co: Whitewater Films
Rating: R (Drug Use|Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 18, 2005, Original
Release Date (DVD): Oct 23, 2007
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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