Restless

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Restless

PG-13,

2011,

1h 31m,

Drama/

Romance

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36%

110 Reviews

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48%

5,000+ Ratings

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36%

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110 Reviews

48%

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5,000+ Ratings

Having lost his parents in a terrible accident several years ago, Enoch (Henry Hopper) tries to cope with their deaths by hanging out with a ghost named Hiroshi (Ryô Kase) and attending the funerals of strangers. At one such funeral, he meets Annabel (Mia Wasikowska), a young woman facing her own imminent demise. As the pair fall in love, Enoch encourages Annabel to adopt a devil-may-care attitude toward death and to live her remaining life to the fullest.

Critics Consensus

Mia Wasikowska puts in a nuanced performance but nobody else, actors and directors included, are capable of finding a compelling angle beneath the twee veneer.

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

Oct 21, 2011

1/5

The downward curve of Gus Van Sant's career continues with this awful slice of morbid whimsy.

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Joe Williams

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Oct 21, 2011

2.5/4

If you haven't seen a wasting disease in real life, you might think "Restless" is romantic. If you have, you might diagnose it as terminally cute.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Oct 20, 2011

3/5

It's not for everyone, but for me, it works.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

Jun 10, 2020

Combining magical elements - Enoch is assisted by the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot - this one projects an irreverent spirit and may appeal to fans of Anthony Minghella's Truly, Madly, Deeply.

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

Jan 9, 2019

The film can't feel as natural, given its script's adherence to a well-worn formula. Still, it does take on a lightheaded, dreamlike quality that makes it gently romantic.

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Kelly Jane Torrance

Washington Examiner

Jan 7, 2019

2.5/4

It might be a meta-commentary on the characters -- but it feels far too earnest for that.

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Hagrid P

Jul 22, 2015

F 7.7 [Gus Van Sant]

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Mia Wasikowska

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Ryô Kase

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Synopsis

Having lost his parents in a terrible accident several years ago, Enoch (Henry Hopper) tries to cope with their deaths by hanging out with a ghost named Hiroshi (Ryô Kase) and attending the funerals of strangers. At one such funeral, he meets Annabel (Mia Wasikowska), a young woman facing her own imminent demise. As the pair fall in love, Enoch encourages Annabel to adopt a devil-may-care attitude toward death and to live her remaining life to the fullest.

Director: Gus Van Sant
Producer: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Bryce Dallas Howard
Screenwriter: Jason Lew
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, 360 Pictures Inc., Imagine Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Brief Sensuality)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 16, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $163.1K
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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