Phil (film)
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| Phil | |
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| Directed by | Greg Kinnear |
| Written by | Stephen Mazur |
| Produced by | Aaron L. Gilbert Sandy Stern Bradley Thomas |
| Starring | Greg Kinnear Emily Mortimer Jay Duplass Robert Forster Taylor Schilling Kurt Fuller Luke Wilson Bradley Whitford |
| Cinematography | John Bailey |
| Edited by | David Rosenbloom |
| Music by | Rolfe Kent |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Quiver Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Phil is a 2019 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Greg Kinnear and starring Kinnear, Emily Mortimer, Jay Duplass, Robert Forster, Taylor Schilling, Kurt Fuller, Luke Wilson and Bradley Whitford. It is Kinnear's directorial debut.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Greg Kinnear as Phil
- Emily Mortimer as Alicia
- Bradley Whitford as Michael Fisk
- Luke Wilson as Detective Welling
- Jay Duplass as Malcolm
- Robert Forster as Bing Fisk
- Megan Charpentier as Molly
- April Cameron as Rahel
- Taylor Schilling as Samantha Ford
- Kurt Fuller as Dean Wurtz
- Sarah Dugdale as Kara
Reception
The film has a 21% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 24 reviews with an average score of 4.52/10.[4] Jeffrey M. Anderson of Common Sense Media awarded the film two stars out of five.[5] Lorry Kikta of Film Threat awarded it eight stars out of ten.[6] Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com gave the film one and a half stars.[7] David Ehrlich of IndieWire graded the film a C-.[8]
References
- ^ Cornish, Audie (5 July 2019). "Greg Kinnear's 'Phil' Is Depressed, And Then Obsessed". NPR. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ DeFore, John (3 July 2019). "'Phil': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (2 July 2019). "Film Review: 'Phil'". Variety (magazine). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Phil". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Anderson, Jeffrey M. "Phil". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Kikta, Lorry (9 July 2019). "Phil". Film Threat. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Allen, Nick (5 July 2019). "Phil". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Ehrilich, David (5 July 2019). "'Phil' Review: Greg Kinnear's Directorial Debut Is a Toothless Dark Comedy About a Suicidal Dentist". IndieWire. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
External links
- Phil at IMDb
- Phil at Rotten Tomatoes
