SummaryTimothy Dunphy, (aka. "Dunph," "Dildo") has a broken home, a three-legged dog and a full-blown attraction to trouble. After crashing into a parked police car, his father (Baldwin) packs him off to prep school -- where he's out of place, outclassed and seriously outnumbered. Now he's about to show everyone that even he can get a piece of class. ... Read More
Directed By:Michael Corrente
Written By:Peter Farrelly, Michael Corrente, Bobby Farrelly
Outside Providence
Metascore
Generally Favorable
62
User score
Mixed or Average
5.9
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
62
53% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
31% Mixed
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16% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
90
Entertaining as it often is, Outside Providence feels as if it were a collection of installments from an unusually raunchy television series.
80
Baldwin's perfectly impacted performance as a tough-love provider (the actor gets some of the best lines in the movie).
75
Possesses memorable portrayals of thoroughly original characters and draws a beguilingly bleak portrait of its Rhode Island settings.
63
Peter Farrelly is angry at Miramax for marketing his and his brother Bobby's new film as a follow-up to their surprise smash hit, "There's Something About Mary."
58
Outside of a smart performance by Shawn Hatosy as Tim Dunphy, there just isn't much that's enlightening or new in this intimate recollection.
42
This unexceptional 1970s coming-of-age story is neither outrageous, new, nor comedic.
30
A disappointingly rote entry in the '70s teen nostalgia sweepstakes.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.9
43% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
43% Mixed
3 Ratings
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14% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
May 8, 2023
5
This film lacks energy. Was uninterested in it throughout most of the movie. It's not like the actors were "miscast", though, according to the critics. I think they did a decent job playing their characters; I like Alec Baldwin's character the most, due to him calling the teen **** a lot. A very weird reason but I loved that.
Production Company:
- Miramax
- Eagle Beach
Release Date:Sep 1, 1999
Duration:1 h 36 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Tim's getting a future...whether he likes it or not!
Awards
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Nomination
