SummaryLife in a small town is always hard, but what about a small town that’s about to be hit with a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm? That’s what the citizens of Owl, North Dakota are about to experience in the winter of 1984. This snowstorm - and the leadup to it - brings together three very different people: nostalgic football fan Horace (Ed Harris), ne... Read More
Directed By:Hamish Linklater, Lily Rabe
Written By:Chuck Klosterman, Hamish Linklater
Downtown Owl
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48
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4.8
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
48
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1 Review
Apr 23, 2024
70
The tyro directors manage to thread a tricky needle with their first feature, navigating the chasm and the overlap between agitated and quiet, between cartoon brightness and angst.
Apr 23, 2024
50
The drama in Downtown Owl often feels stilted and too locked in to Klosterman’s observations instead of the character’s actions.
Jun 12, 2023
42
Despite its rueful musings on the time that passes whether or not you’re properly occupying yourself, and despite the clear passion Rabe and Linklater exhibit for this material, Downtown Owl persists in a kind of circular ramble. It’s so transfixed by the process of muddling through that the movie itself becomes an indistinct muddle of its own.
Apr 23, 2024
40
The characters have a myriad of flaws and plights that would have made them compelling, but the film fails to explore them beyond the surface.
Jun 9, 2023
34
This is a movie that neither works as a quirky dark comedy about the hapless people of a small town (on that note, the film is painfully unfunny), nor as a period piece on the anxieties of the Reagan era, no matter how many “1984” references the characters throw at you.
User score
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4.8
17% Positive
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May 9, 2024
4
Not really my kind of movie, I guess. The characters just didn’t resonate with me. I thought it was a bit stupid but I’m sure there are some special humans out there who would totally dig this movie!
May 2, 2024
2
Afinal, que história esse filme quer contar? Totalmente perdido, e o superficial que resta é lotado de personagens sem graça e estereotipados. por exemplo, a colega de trabalho que supostamente seriaalguém mais liberal, é totalmente infame, forçada. O galã, um embuste. E achei ótima a introdução em animação, bem como o espaço cênico, mas todo o roteiro e os diálogos são absolutamente descartáveis aqui, era melhor fazer algo mais mirim, porque até mesmo as séries adolescentes da Netflix conseguem ser mais profundo que isso aqui.
Production Company:
- Esme Grace Media/COIL
- Kill Claudio Productions
- Lucky 13 Productions
- Three Point Capital (TPC)
Release Date:Apr 23, 2024
Duration:1 h 31 m
Rating:R
