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Scrap

2022,

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Drama

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Beth (Vivian Kerr) has recently been laid off and struggles to maintain the appearance of a successful middle-class lifestyle as she bounces around Los Angeles. Hoping to land a new job and change her situation before her estranged older brother Ben (Anthony Rapp) finds out, Beth must confront her own pride in order to reconnect with him and provide for her young daughter Birdy. Meanwhile, Ben and his wife Stacy (Lana Parrilla) consider a third round of IVF and Stacy, a successful attorney, must re-evaluate her own conflicted relationship with motherhood.

Critics Consensus

Mining riveting drama from the trials and tribulations of just trying to get by, Scrap is a well-acted and poignant feature debut from star-director Vivian Kerr.

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Namrata Joshi

The New Indian Express

May 14, 2025

There’s hope in this bittersweet film. That all won’t be lost, that the messed-up relations will resolve, the scraps and squabbles will lead to harmony, and happiness will come to prevail.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Dec 13, 2024

The well-acted, confidently crafted indie “Scrap” probes messy family dynamics with low-key but taut acuity, avoiding the usual poles of dysfunctional-clan comedy or high drama driven by yelling matches and shocking revelations.

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

Dec 13, 2024

3.5/4

As a screenwriter, Kerr has a deep understanding of her characters and the complex dynamics of the relationship between Ben and Beth.

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

Feb 21, 2026

Kerr has a talent for making three-dimensional characters who are relatable, flawed and realistic then putting them in scenarios that will keep you absorbed the entire runtime

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Codie Allen

The Curb

Aug 15, 2025

By the end, Scrap lingers with you not because of melodrama or spectacle but because of its humanity.

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Alise Chaffins

Movies We Texted About

Jul 12, 2025

3.5/5

...while Scrap isn’t a movie specifically about the unhoused crisis, the film approaches that reality with compassion and honesty.

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Beth (Vivian Kerr) has recently been laid off and struggles to maintain the appearance of a successful middle-class lifestyle as she bounces around Los Angeles. Hoping to land a new job and change her situation before her estranged older brother Ben (Anthony Rapp) finds out, Beth must confront her own pride in order to reconnect with him and provide for her young daughter Birdy. Meanwhile, Ben and his wife Stacy (Lana Parrilla) consider a third round of IVF and Stacy, a successful attorney, must re-evaluate her own conflicted relationship with motherhood.

Director: Vivian Kerr
Producer: Vivian Kerr, Rachel Stander
Screenwriter: Vivian Kerr
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 45m

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