Sunlight Jr.

Sunlight Jr.

Film poster
Directed by Laurie Collyer
Written by Laurie Collyer
Starring Naomi Watts
Matt Dillon
Music by J Mascis
Cinematography Igor Martinovic
Release dates
  • April 20, 2013 (Tribeca)
  • November 15, 2013 (US)

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Running time
90 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Sunlight Jr. is a 2013 American drama film directed by Laurie Collyer and starring Matt Dillon and Naomi Watts.[2]

Cast

Reception

According to Rotten Tomatoes, 66% of critics have given the film positive reviews, based on 32 reviews, while the aggregate consensus is "It doesn't offer much in the way of uplift, but Sunlight Jr.'s grim storyline is offset by Laurie Collyer's empathetic screenplay and strong performances from Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon."[3] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film holds an average score of 61, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews."[4]

Awards

Awards
Award Category Recipient(s) Outcome
Tribeca Film Festival[2] Best Narrative Feature Laurie Collyer Nominated

References

  1. "Sunlight Jr.: Tribeca Review". Hollywood Reporter. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Sunlight Jr.". Tribeca. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sunlight_jr/
  4. http://www.metacritic.com/movie/sunlight-jr

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