The Listener

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The Listener

2022,

1h 36m,

Drama

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Beth is a helpline volunteer -- part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. Over the last year the tide has become a tsunami. As Beth goes through her shift, the stakes rise: is this the night she will lose someone? Save someone? Eventually, Beth's own story comes to light, revealing why she does it. All along we remain with her: listening, comforting, connecting -- patching the world back together, one stitch at a time.

Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (LAist)

Apr 5, 2024

A very small film that feels like Steve Buscemi trying to gain his confidence behind the camera, but it doesn't really work out.

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Lisa Kennedy

New York Times

Apr 1, 2024

Buscemi and Thompson utilize the complementary power of stillness and the close-up to create a portrait of a woman who hears so much and divulges so little.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Jun 15, 2023

While "The Listener" has the feel of a one-act play, that’s easily forgiven when the performer on the stage is this refined, and the filmmaking here is solid without ever being showy.

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Carla Renata

The Curvy Film Critic

May 7, 2024

If you love a good thriller along the lines of the Hitchcock classic SORRY WRONG NUMBER - you are going to love The Listener

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Ruth Maramis

FlixChatter Film Blog

Apr 8, 2024

3.5/5

Thompson is magnetic here and in a busy world with so many action-packed yet often hollow movies, it’s refreshing to see one that offers a brief escape from life’s noise.

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Steven Prokopy

Third Coast Review

Apr 5, 2024

2.5/4

Despite some of Beth’s haunting confessions, by the end of The Listener, I felt personally comforted by Thompson, and I can think of worse things.

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Alessandro Camon

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Beth is a helpline volunteer -- part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. Over the last year the tide has become a tsunami. As Beth goes through her shift, the stakes rise: is this the night she will lose someone? Save someone? Eventually, Beth's own story comes to light, revealing why she does it. All along we remain with her: listening, comforting, connecting -- patching the world back together, one stitch at a time.

Director: Steve Buscemi
Producer: Steve Buscemi, Wren Arthur, Tessa Thompson, Oren Moverman, Lauren Hantz, Sean King O'Grady, Bill Stertz
Screenwriter: Alessandro Camon
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 36m

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