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Year
1990
Runtime
97 min.
Director
Richard Linklater
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Rating *
7.1
Votes *
11,829
Checks
5,473
Favs
345
Dislikes
75
Favs/checks
6.3% (1:16)
Favs/dislikes
5:1
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  1. kellyoung's avatar

    kellyoung

    A movie about real life: Slow, mundane, and full of people who keep talking even when they have nothing interesting to say. 12 years 3 months ago
  2. stefenemie's avatar

    stefenemie

    Very uneven, to say the least. I see glimpses of Linklater's late work, but this just doesn't grab me. I wish it did. I really love most of what I have seen by him. Several of the conversations are quite entertaining. However, after about an hour, I found myself hoping it would end soon. At some points this feels like a pretentious college hipster movie, but I won't reduce it to that. I honestly would have liked it better if the stronger segments were made into a short film. 10 years 5 months ago
  3. numbernine's avatar

    numbernine

    Fantastic. Evidently not for everyone, but if you're into realism, this film will give you a window into life at that specific place and time, among those specific people. In fact, I do not think I have ever seen a film that manages to capture a specific reality more successfully than this one. 12 years ago
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  1. This movie ranks #78 in Scott Tobias's The New Cult Canon
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  2. This movie ranks #80 in BFI's 100 American Independent Films
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  3. This movie ranks #291 in The Criterion Collection
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  4. This movie ranks #617 in Library of Congress's National Film Registry
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  5. This movie ranks #821 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  6. This movie ranks #821 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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  7. This movie ranks #834 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films: 1001-2500
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