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Tully

  • 2000
  • R
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2K
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Anson Mount and Julianne Nicholson in Tully (2000)
Tully can get any girl he wants and often does every night - until he meets the new girl, Ella - who reveals something within him and his family they've long buried.
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Tully can get any girl he wants and often does every night - until he meets the new girl, Ella - who reveals something within him and his family they've long buried.Tully can get any girl he wants and often does every night - until he meets the new girl, Ella - who reveals something within him and his family they've long buried.Tully can get any girl he wants and often does every night - until he meets the new girl, Ella - who reveals something within him and his family they've long buried.

  • Director
    • Hilary Birmingham
  • Writers
    • Hilary Birmingham
    • Matt Drake
    • Tom McNeal
  • Stars
    • Glenn Fitzgerald
    • Anson Mount
    • Bob Burrus
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hilary Birmingham
    • Writers
      • Hilary Birmingham
      • Matt Drake
      • Tom McNeal
    • Stars
      • Glenn Fitzgerald
      • Anson Mount
      • Bob Burrus
    • 44User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Glenn Fitzgerald
    Glenn Fitzgerald
    • Earl Coates
    Anson Mount
    Anson Mount
    • Tully Coates Jr.
    Bob Burrus
    • Tully Russell Coates Sr.
    Julianne Nicholson
    Julianne Nicholson
    • Ella Smalley
    Laura Walker
    Laura Walker
    • Wendy Adams
    Joe Smalley
    • Brad
    Tim Driscoll
    • Clarence Heiting
    Aaron Zavitz
    • Chuck
    Kristopher Kling
    Kristopher Kling
    • Dexter
    Catherine Kellner
    Catherine Kellner
    • April Reece
    Vivek Kumar
    • Essa
    John Durbin
    John Durbin
    • Marshall
    V. Craig Heidenreich
    • Burt Hodges
    Natalie Canerday
    Natalie Canerday
    • Claire
    Kathryn Gayner
    • Irene Duffy (photos)
    Harry Gibbs
    • Mr. Sullivan
    Delaney Driscoll
    Delaney Driscoll
    • Mrs. Smalley
    Michael McCormack
    • Fred Robertson
    • Director
      • Hilary Birmingham
    • Writers
      • Hilary Birmingham
      • Matt Drake
      • Tom McNeal
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    User reviews44

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    10jotix100

    One of the best surprises of the year!

    This film was like a breath of fresh air. It only played locally for a couple of weeks, if that much. Obviously, this film would have fared better had it gone to the Angelika or the Sunshine where a young crowd would have discovered it. I only caught it at the end of the run and I'm glad I did because not only it's a beautifully done, but because it's an honest account of life.

    Director Hilary Birmnigham working with Matt Drake have created something rare in American cinema a well written drama with interesting and complex characters, a script that doesn't depend on special effects or the formula that most mainstream films.

    The cast is superb. Anson Mount, Julianne Nicholoson, and Glenn Fitzgerald shine brightly in this film. Also Bob Burrus as the taciturn father is very effective.

    I'm sure that by now it should be in DVD since it was done in 2000, you won't regret it.
    george.schmidt

    Indie sleeper gem; one of the year's best films.

    TULLY (2002) **** Anson Mount, Julianne Nicholson, Glenn Fitzgerald, Catherine Kellner, Bob Borrus, Natalie Canerday, John Diehl, V. Craig Hedenreich. Novice filmmaker Hilary Birmingham (who co-wrote the screenplay with Matt Drake, adapting a short story by Tom McNeal) beautifully captures the visage of rural small-town America(na) in contemporary tones in this wonderfully modulated tale about a middle-aged farmer (Borrus, a truly amazing low-key yet ultimately heartbreaking performance as a man who has sacrificed so much and tenuously hanging onto what is his own: his land and family) and his two sons (Mount as the titular protagonist and Fitzgerald are equally poignant and excellent) who face a moment from their past that clearly will alter their precarious futures. Nicholson (sporting cinema's sexiest freckles) as the family's friend is sublimely perfect as a veterinarian school student who returns to town arousing the boys' one more time. Gorgeously shot by John Foster and a gentle, pensive score by Marcelo Zarvos elevates this true sleeper gem as one of the year's very best.
    10seeingstars

    Everything an Independent film should be

    Tully investigates how the loss of a parent can mark a child and affect the adult they become.

    This film earned a rare second viewing. Even with a more critical eye, the performances seemed more than genuine. The tears, glances, body language, and smiles were perfectly rendered and filmed. I blew through the still pictures shown in the opening credits during the 1st showing, but appreciated the story they told with the knowledge I had about the characters with the 2nd look.

    Casting kudos for the delicious Anson Mount, the graceful Julianna Nicholson, and the sweet, wounded dad.

    Yes, it's a rural-paced film. Don't be in a hurry!
    snakpak70

    Tully was a great movie!

    Anyone who knows somebody from a Kansas farm and has been to Kansas will get homesick for them just looking at the movie. Tully touched me so much I cried, which is normal for me when I watch a heart warming story but this time when I was crying I didn't realize it until I had salt water running down my cheeks and I was like what is that? When you don't know your crying somebody is doing something right. At first I was like what's up with all the ice cream until you see the very end of the movie then you know....it really just hurts the heart but you know if you were in the same position you just might do the same thing.
    8whpratt1

    A Great Story from the Mid-West

    Never heard of this film and had no idea about the actors or just what this film story would reveal. The story is about two grown young men and their father who own a large farm out in the middle of the Heartland where their was a small town where farm people had their entertainment and shopping areas. Glenn Fitzgerald, (Earl Coates) and Anson Mount,(Tully Coates Jr.) are the two brothers who both give outstanding performances along with Julianne Nicholson,(Ella Smalley). Tully Coates is a good looking young man who has all the girls running after him and he seems to have more sex than he can handle. However, when he meets up with Ella his life takes a different change. This story has some very deep secrets that are eventually revealed much to everyone's surprise and if you like to see the wide open spaces with cattle close by and plenty of corn fields, this is the film for you.

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    • Trivia
      It was originally titled "The Truth About Tully" but was changed when Jonathan Demme's The Truth About Charlie (2002) was announced to be released around the same time.
    • Goofs
      While Tully Jr. and April are on the hood of his Cadillac, her cigarette pack and lighter move around the roof between shots.
    • Quotes

      Tully: You know what? Why don't you just go fuck yourself?

    • Connections
      Featured in The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2003)

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    • Release date
      • April 14, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Truth About Tully
    • Filming locations
      • Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska, USA
    • Production company
      • Telltale Films
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $466,664
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $21,162
      • Nov 3, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $466,664
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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