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Carrie Pilby

Released Mar 31, 2017

1 hr. 38 min.

Comedy

Drama

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27 Reviews

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Carrie (Bel Powley),a gifted woman who graduated from Harvard at 19, struggles to make sense of the world as it relates to morality, relationships, sex and leaving her New York apartment. Without a job and friends because of her unreasonably high standards, Carrie is told by her therapist to create a five-point plan to get herself on track.

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Critics Consensus

Carrie Pilby is rough around the edges but very endearing as Bel Powley delivers a compelling performance that's often enough to push past contrived notions.

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Bel Powely, Nathan Lane, Jason Ritter, Gabriel Byrne, William Moseley, Vanessa Bayer, Colin O' Donohuge Powely is Carrie Pilby; she is 19 years old and a certified genius She graduated from Harvard very early yet she doesn't know how to act or behave like everyone else Carrie sees the average human as unreliable, flawed, without morality She sees a therapist and he gives her a task; making a list of things she never has done Carrie in the process decides to fall in love too but it might be more challenging than anything She's never experienced friendship, sex etc There's also the the fact that she resents her father for living across the globe and starting a new family Sometimes the smartest thing to do is not knowing what you re doing all the time, people shouldn't have to keep making excuses for bad behavior, sex doesn't have to be complicated when it comes to dating or falling in love, we don't have to be everyone's moral guardian, being around others smarter than the average person can't make up for the loss of childhood A movie that has true heart relating to any of us that have genuinely felt alone in a big city Being super intelligent is certainly no substitute for being happy Bel Powely gives off some quirks that are truly compelling despite some plot contrivances that occasionally show up

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/01/24

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Martin B

Perfectly cast in my view. Powley the thorough bred, intense and hard to control. Non compromising, full measure of teen angst, debilitating smart and pretty but not distractingly so. Avuncular but flawed Nathan Lane spot on and Byrne the absentee dad rallying at the perfect time in an understated way getting Carrie back on track.....very satisfying. A feel good movie but what's wrong with that. Simple, hit the right flat notes before ringing true and delivering a happy ending.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/21/23

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John C

A sweet rom-com. I liked Carrie and caring about her was effortless. Awkward, genius it was enjoyable and heart warming following her journey. Good performances all round.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/01/23

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Knight W

Boring and unsure where the plot was actually going - as it turned out, nowhere really. Character was supposed to be a genius but was actually pretty childish and dumb. No idea what the point of the whole movie was.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/14/23

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D T

I enjoyed this very much. The characters each had their own redeeming qualities and there was no suffering through the mandatory social justice themes found in every movie today. That's probably why the professional critics didn't like it--not enough activism. They don't realize that maybe we are sick of being preached to every second of the day.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Paulami A

Sharp-witted Carrie Pilby makes me laugh and relate entirely although I am not a young prodigy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/26/22

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Susan Johnson

Director

Bel Powley

Carrie Pilby

Gabriel Byrne

Mr. Pilby

Nathan Lane

Dr. Petrov

Jason Ritter

Matt

Vanessa Bayer

Tara

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Rex Reed

Observer

What is the target audience for this particular brand of cotton candy? Teenage girls dreaming of first love while sipping cherry pop?

Rated: 2/4

Apr 5, 2017

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Richard Brody

New Yorker

A core of substance and a fine cast are squandered in the relentless hard-sell perkiness of this mild comic drama.

Apr 3, 2017

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David Ehrlich

indieWire

A golden example of what can go wrong when a coming-of-age story shares the same insecurities as its lead character.

Rated: C-

Mar 31, 2017

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Yasmin Omar

Harper's Bazaar

Carrie Pilby is an upbeat comedy that is a comfort to anyone who has ever felt alone in the city.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 25, 2021

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

A cloying Manhattan rom-com that never rises to "hateful," but never rises above mediocre, either.

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 7, 2019

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Brigid Presecky

FF2 Media

[A] humorous journey.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 16, 2019

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Synopsis

Carrie (Bel Powley),a gifted woman who graduated from Harvard at 19, struggles to make sense of the world as it relates to morality, relationships, sex and leaving her New York apartment. Without a job and friends because of her unreasonably high standards, Carrie is told by her therapist to create a five-point plan to get herself on track.

Director: Susan Johnson
Executive Producer: Alison Bossert, Elaine Harris
Screenwriter: Kara Holden, Dean Craig
Distributor: The Orchard
Production Co: Braveart Films, The Orchard
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 31, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.0K

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