- 2014
- TV-MA
- Tribeca Film
- 1 h 31 m
SummaryAndrew’s (David Krumholtz) mom has just died of cancer. It hits him hard and his closest friends worry about his sanity. When Andrew and his girlfriend Hannah (Melanie Lynskey), invite everyone to spend a week in Joshua Tree to celebrate Andrew’s birthday, the friends rally around them. The first night goes well until Andrew announces that he’s f...
Directed By:Thomas Beatty, Rebecca Fishman
Written By:Thomas Beatty
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Aug 3, 2014
60
Though their resolution is a little too neat to be believed, the filmmakers' way with their cast makes this debut a promising one.
May 30, 2014
50
The array of TV veterans assembled for the film don’t necessarily do anything wrong, and their charisma sometimes translates from small screen to big, but, as is so often the case with the indie dramedy, an unrealistic script lets down a talented cast.
May 28, 2014
40
There’s little sense that these people are friends for any reason besides the script saying so, and the contrasts between the three relationships produce no real insight in this hollow, irritating drama.
May 29, 2014
30
Self-conscious, tonally uncertain and thematically vague, The Big Ask is a premise in search of a movie, one that co-directors Thomas Beatty and Rebecca Fishman never quite find.
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Jun 4, 2014
4
The Big Ask provokes some edgy thoughts amongst teens, it could've delivered something behind that "inappropriate question" a moral for all ages. Despite, it just turns out to be a cheap, raunchy comedy wanna be with a lot of "spiritual" unexplainable scenes and thoughts that all just turn out to be flat. Not that funny!
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Production Company:
- Tribeca Films
- Covert Productions
- Sparkhouse Media
Release Date:May 30, 2014
Duration:1 h 31 m
Rating:TV-MA
Tagline:Six friends. Seven days. One super inappropriate question.
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Awards
Oxford Film Festival, Mississippi, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Phoenix Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Asheville Cinema Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
