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Palindromes

Play trailer Poster for Palindromes 2005,  1h 40m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 44% 114 Reviews Tomatometer 69% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
44% Tomatometer 114 Reviews 69% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
An underage girl horrifies her parents by getting pregnant, then runs away after they force her to have an abortion.
Palindromes

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Critics Consensus

Unique but cold.

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Geoff Pevere Toronto Star May 13, 2005
2.5/4
The movie's oppressive atmosphere of flatly rendered, all-consuming determinism leaves it sparkless, pointless and ultimately not very funny. Go to Full Review
Stephen Cole Globe and Mail May 13, 2005
3.5/4
In its own peculiar way, it is a more compassionate and useful religious document than Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. Go to Full Review
Marrit Ingman Austin Chronicle May 8, 2005
2/5
Beating up the viewer with grotesquerie is a worthy goal only when there's a point to it, such as self-examination. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 19, 2020
3.5/4.0
Todd Solondz, backward and forward, is simply an outstanding, courageous storyteller and a unique, insightful, and gifted director. Go to Full Review
Tim Brayton Alternate Ending Sep 16, 2018
2.5/5
It seems stuck entirely at the level of "what would happen if we tried..." Go to Full Review
Sean Nelson The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aug 23, 2017
Nothing about Palindromes is easy to resolve. This should come as great news for fans of Todd Solondz. Go to Full Review
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Todd Solondz

Director

Ellen Barkin

Joyce Victor

Stephen Adly Guirgis

Joe

Jennifer Jason Leigh

'Mark' Aviva

Emani Sledge

'Dawn' Aviva

Valerie Shusterov

'Judah' Aviva

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Palindromes

Palindromes (2004) Director Todd Solondz Alexander Brickel as Peter Paul and Sharon Wilkins as Aviva View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis An underage girl horrifies her parents by getting pregnant, then runs away after they force her to have an abortion.
Director
Todd Solondz
Producer
Mike S. Ryan, Derrick Tseng
Screenwriter
Todd Solondz
Production Co
Extra Large Pictures
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 13, 2005, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 5, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$553.4K
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Surround
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