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The World Before Your Feet
Directed byJeremy Workman
Produced byJeremy Workman, Jesse Eisenberg
StarringMatt Green
CinematographyJeremy Workman
Edited byJeremy Workman
Music byCarly Comando, Max Avery Lichtenstein, Tom Rosenthal, Rhonda Mackert
Distributed byGreenwich Entertainment
Release date
  • November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21)
Running time
96
CountryUSA

The World Before Your Feet is a 2018 American documentary film directed by filmmaker Jeremy Workman about Matt Green’s mission to walk every street of New York City, a journey of over 8000 miles. The film also marked the producing debut of actor Jesse Eisenberg.[1]

First presented at numerous film festivals, The World Before Your Feet was released theatrically on November 21, 2018 through distributor Greenwich Entertainment.[2] The documentary currently holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes [3]

Synopsis

The documentary describes Matt Green’s mission to walk every street of New York City, a journey of over 8000 miles, on a $15 per day budget.

Release

The documentary premiered at the 2018 South by Southwest Film Festival where it was acquired by distributor Greenwich Entertainment.[4] It was released theatrically on November 21, 2018[5] [6] and played in theaters for nearly five months across the United States and Canada. [7]

Following its theatrical run, the film was subsequently made available on multiple streaming sites, including Amazon Prime.[8]

Reception

The film was widely praised upon its release. It has a 100% positive rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 28 reviews. [9] It holds a 7.7 User Rating on IMDB[10] and a 4.4 rating (out of 5) on Amazon. [11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100, indicating "favorable reviews".[12]

The film was a Critic's Pick in The New York Times, in which critic Ben Kenigsberg stated that "after watching The World Before Your Feet, it’s difficult to look at the city the same way."[13] It was a Critic's Choice of the Los Angeles Times, in which critic Michael Rechtshaffen stated that the film is "inspiring and enlightening... Filmmaker Workman, who's behind [Green] every step of the way without ever getting in the way, allows the city and its colorful denizens to take center stage."[14] Entertainment Weekly called the film "an eye-opening stroll with a stranger"[15] while The Playlist described it as "an utterly compelling joy."[16] Critic Rex Reed of The New York Observer stated "New York, New York, it's a wonderful town. This movie proves it like none other."[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ Setoodeh, Ramin (March 11, 2018). "Jesse Eisenberg on SXSW Doc 'The World Before Your Feet,' Returning to Lex Luthor". Variety. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Greenwich Entertainment The World Before Your Feet".
  3. ^ "The World Before Your Feet". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Greenwich Acquires Jeremy Workman's SXSW Documentary THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET". Broadway World. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Get Tickets". The World Before Your Feet Official Website. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Get Tickets". The World Before Your Feet Official Website. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. ^ "The World Before Your Feet". Box Office Mojo.
  8. ^ "The World Before Your Feet". Amazon.
  9. ^ "The World Before Your Feet". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ^ "The World Before Your Feet". IMDB.
  11. ^ "The World Before Your Feet".
  12. ^ The World Before Your Feet
  13. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben. "'The World Before Your Feet' Review: Walk a Mile — or 8,000 — in Another Man's Shoes". The New York Times.
  14. ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael. "Man walks New York step by step, borough by borough in the uplifting documentary 'The World Before Your Feet'". Los Angeles Times.
  15. ^ Schwartz, Dana. "The World Before Your Feet is an eye-opening stroll with a stranger: EW review". Entertainment Weekly.
  16. ^ Garrison, Gary. "'The World Before Your Feet' Is A Delightful Stroll Through The Pleasures Of Walking". The Playlist.
  17. ^ Reed, Reed. "Meet The "Independently Homeless" Guy Who Walked Every Single New York City Street". Observer.

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