SummaryWhen Sophie and Jason decide to adopt a stray cat, their perspective on life changes radically, literally altering the course of time and space and testing their faith in each other and themselves. [Roadside Attractions]
Directed By:Miranda July
Written By:Miranda July
The Future
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Generally Favorable
67
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5.8
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
68% Positive
19 Reviews
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29% Mixed
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Aug 3, 2011
91
As she did in her striking 2005 debut, "Me and You and Everyone We Know," July creates a fluid cinematic universe.
Jul 25, 2011
83
As the portrait of a relationship meltdown involving two eccentric creative types prone to self-doubt, July's sophomore feature bears a strong resemblance to husband Mike Mills's upcoming "Beginners," although July's version of the story has a more experimental edge.
User score
Mixed or Average
38% Positive
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
38% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
24% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
Jul 4, 2020
10
A great underrated film about time, failure, regret, and the unlived life...
Sep 16, 2011
10
I love Miranda July and her work (after falling in love with You and Me and Everyone We Know), and was nervous going into her second film with such high expectations. About three quarters of the way through the film I was delightfully enchanted by the film's quirkiness and turns of plot, but I figured I knew where it was going. And then the movie took a marvelous unexpected leap, and it took my breath away. If you are expecting a film that will give you the story line, this is not the one. But if you want an unconventional look at a generation of adults coming of age in an unconventional way, this is definitely for you. And while I love Miranda July, Hamish Linklater really steals this film. At that moment I was talking about, he takes the film to a whole new level. It was beautiful.
Aug 4, 2011
75
It can definitely grate on your nerves but, at best, it also gets into your mind, and sticks fast.
Jul 31, 2011
70
The movie, which Miranda July wrote and directed, is pretty sharp, not to say acidic, on the silliness of good intentions, but she also takes care to slant the best lines toward the subject of time, and its terrible crawl.
Jul 29, 2011
63
The omnipresence of oddity in The Future dilutes its charm: A T-shirt creeps around on its own, a little girl likes being buried neck-deep in the backyard. Whatevs.
Aug 18, 2011
50
July also narrates the film, in voiceover, as the cat, and every time she does, it's a white-knuckle thing. You have to hold on until she stops.
Jul 24, 2011
38
Of all the vaguely philosophical, calculatedly left-of-center dialogue that peppers Miranda July's The Future, no line is more telling than the writer/director/star's late-film declaration, in the guise of her character Sophie, that "I'm saying okay to nothing."
Dec 28, 2011
9
A breathtaking and unbelievably innovating movie, truly some of the most creative and original storylines of modern cinema. Very philosophical, it will make you drop all of your ideas to the floor and rise them back up to the roof. All of this around an adorable love story that will make yourself question what love truly is. Inspires deep reflection and very mind blowing, a movie that will leave you thinking for days. Alongside with a very detailed artistic production, a story to remember.
Jan 3, 2012
6
I don't exactly know how to review this because I'm still thinking about the movie and what everything means! I haven't been watching as many movies as I used to but damn this has to be one of the weirdest movies of the past few years. The first half has kind of boring dialogue that sorta seem to drag one but, in my opinion, this movie makes up for it in just a 5 minute part or so. I don't want to ruin anything but the part when he actually stops time, that affected me more than anything else in this movie. Overall super strange and I'm not sure why some of the things happened in the movie but it was definitely interesting to say the least.
Dec 28, 2011
6
This is one unusual film. I stayed with it, was a little tossed about, lost my sense of time, and was a little confused. It's made up of documentary, reality, fantasy, science fiction, performance art. I very much was enthralled by Ms July and Mr Linklater and had to see where they were going. I had much distaste for Mr Warshofsky's character but perhaps i was supposed to. At first I thought I might just fast forward just to see what happens. But the characters moved me. I'm not sure how I really feel only watching it once, but I think it's worth a screening so it receives my lowest recommended rating B-, a 6 here.
Aug 17, 2024
3
I really like "Me and you and everyone we know". Seeing the trailer for "The Future" I was super stoked, thinking this is a film MADE for me. Now, I can't blame the movie for that but I DID feel betrayed since this was not the movie advertised in the trailer. It was not a heartfelt, quirky, slice-of-life drama with a talking cat. It is a movie about failing as a human in every way. It's dreadfully sad but I can't say I feel for these people. It's deceitful in it's play with expectation, and not in a good or surprising way.
Jan 14, 2012
3
I liked 'You and Me' (prior film) pretty well, the kids were likable. This film starts out great and quietly warm and quirky and then derails into a sad, sad tale of adult characters who are doing nothing much except act badly in the face of a made-up deadline. The original idea started out quite funny, how could this thing have gone so wrong and needlessly humorless? This writer has obviously found quite a sympathetic audience since the user ratings here are high for a film that mainstream viewers will almost certainly abandon before it's finished. I am usually a fan of slow, quirky, indie films, but there has to be someone in there to like! I'll give it a 3 for an original opening premise and I like the actors, but otherwise, there is no there there.
Production Company:
- GNK Productions
- Film4
- Haut et Court
- Live Free or Die Films
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
- Razor Film Produktion GmbH
- The Match Factory
Release Date:Jul 29, 2011
Duration:1 h 32 m
Rating:R
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Awards
Yoga Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Ghent International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
