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- 2005
- R
- Newmarket Films
- 1 h 48 m
- 2005
- R
- Newmarket Films
- 1 h 48 m
Summary Richly layered and thematically provocative, The Chumscrubber renders a portrait of the fractured and fractious quality of life in American suburbia with crystalline precision. (Newmarket Films)
Directed By: Arie Posin
Written By: Zac Stanford, Arie Posin
- 2005
- R
- Newmarket Films
- 1 h 48 m
- 2005
- R
- Newmarket Films
- 1 h 48 m
The Chumscrubber
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7.8
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Summary Richly layered and thematically provocative, The Chumscrubber renders a portrait of the fractured and fractious quality of life in American suburbia with crystalline precision. (Newmarket Films)
Directed By: Arie Posin
Written By: Zac Stanford, Arie Posin
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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17% Positive
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
41
17% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
33% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
At once dreamily surreal, acutely intelligent, and strikingly tough-minded, this pitch-dark dramatic comedy recalls David Lynch and "Donnie Darko" while remaining fresh and original to its core. A stunning directorial debut.
Every adult in the movie is a caricature: Close, Janney and Wilson are compendiums of such broad, unattractive traits they make the ladies of "Desperate Housewives" look complex. The men, meanwhile, are weak, clueless and preening, with the exception of Fiennes, who's nuts.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 User Ratings
7.8
71% Positive
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29% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 User Ratings
7.8
71% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
29% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
0% Negative
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A cult classic. A dark exploration of affluent white culture and why mental illness happens.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this film, especially considering it's not for everyone, but that isn't an aspect of its quality. It is dividing, with its excellent cast and original tone. It dares to be hyperbolic and comedic, while maintaining a sarcastic sense of morose and daring.
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It's a Big Idea movie that comes out only half-baked.
The few genuine moments of connection -- are as refreshing as they are out of place. They only highlight how false and affected the rest of the film is.
A tragic waste of acting talent, with nothing new to say. Can we please now politely close the door on middle-class repression before we get really angry?
An insufferable, self-conscious cult movie, The Chumscrubber smugly heaps on half-baked ideas about media violence, the homogeneity of suburbia and the disintegration of the American family.
Shrill, smug would-be satire.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Average. It has its moments, but I wouldn't watch this more than once and even then it was just to see what it was all about. This has be done before, and better in every way in a multitude of movies. Movealong. However, if you like the genre, watch this movie to realise why the other movies like this are true stand outs whereas this is just average. Enjoyable at times, some good acting (mixed amongst some bad acting), pretty good soundtrack, OK storyline, but at the end of the day it's completely unmemorable. As others have said, Donnie Darko/American Beauty/The Breakfast Club/etc. have done this before and a million times better.
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Awards
Moscow International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
