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The Nowhere Inn

  • 20202020
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.1K
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POPULARITY
3,980
4,215
The Nowhere Inn (2020)
Opening in theaters and VOD September 17 

From real-life friends Annie Clark (a.k.a. GRAMMY award-winning recording and touring artist St. Vincent) and Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia, Sleater-Kinney) comes the metafictional account of two creative forces banding together to make a documentary about St. Vincent’s music, touring life, and on-stage persona. But they quickly discover unpredictable forces lurking within subject and filmmaker that threaten to derail the friendship, the project, and the duo’s creative lives.
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St. Vincent sets out to make a documentary about her music, but when she hires a close friend to direct, notions of reality, identity, and authenticity grow increasingly distorted and bizarr... Read allSt. Vincent sets out to make a documentary about her music, but when she hires a close friend to direct, notions of reality, identity, and authenticity grow increasingly distorted and bizarre.St. Vincent sets out to make a documentary about her music, but when she hires a close friend to direct, notions of reality, identity, and authenticity grow increasingly distorted and bizarre.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,980
4,215
  • Director
    • Bill Benz
  • Writers
    • Carrie Brownstein
    • St. Vincent
  • Stars
    • St. Vincent
    • Ezra Buzzington
    • Toko Yasuda
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bill Benz
  • Writers
    • Carrie Brownstein
    • St. Vincent
  • Stars
    • St. Vincent
    • Ezra Buzzington
    • Toko Yasuda
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 16User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    How 'The Nowhere Inn' Turns From Mockumentary Into a Throwback Thriller
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    Photos22

    Carrie Brownstein and St. Vincent in The Nowhere Inn (2020)
    Bill Benz at an event for The Nowhere Inn (2020)
    St. Vincent at an event for The Nowhere Inn (2020)
    Bill Benz and St. Vincent at an event for The Nowhere Inn (2020)
    Carrie Brownstein at an event for The Nowhere Inn (2020)
    Carrie Brownstein and St. Vincent at an event for The Nowhere Inn (2020)
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    Carrie Brownstein and St. Vincent at an event for The Nowhere Inn (2020)
    Bill Benz at an event for The Nowhere Inn (2020)
    Kevin Smith, Carrie Brownstein, Bill Benz, and St. Vincent at an event for The Nowhere Inn (2020)
    Bill Benz at an event for The Nowhere Inn (2020)
    Carrie Brownstein at an event for The Nowhere Inn (2020)

    Top cast

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    St. Vincent
    St. Vincent
    • Annie Clark
    • (as Annie Clark)
    Ezra Buzzington
    Ezra Buzzington
    • Limo Driver
    Toko Yasuda
    • Toko
    Chris Aquilino
    Chris Aquilino
    • Neil
    Drew Connick
    Drew Connick
    • Robert
    Carrie Brownstein
    Carrie Brownstein
    • Carrie Brownstein
    Tema Louise Sall
    Tema Louise Sall
    • Camera Operator
    • (as Tema Sall)
    Erica Acevedo
    • Boom Operator
    Sean Liang
    Sean Liang
    • Fan #1
    Sarah Tither-Kaplan
    Sarah Tither-Kaplan
    • Fan #2
    • (as Sarah Bowie Tither-Kaplan)
    LaNora Terraé Hayden
    LaNora Terraé Hayden
    • Fan #3
    • (as LaNora Terrae Hayden)
    Kash Abdulmalik
    Kash Abdulmalik
    • Brian
    Michael Bofshever
    Michael Bofshever
    • Carrie's Dad
    Rya Kihlstedt
    Rya Kihlstedt
    • Holly
    Guy Nardulli
    Guy Nardulli
    • Security Guard
    Cass Buggé
    Cass Buggé
    • Sarah
    • (as Cass Bugge)
    Dakota Johnson
    Dakota Johnson
    • Dakota Johnson
    Nancy Daly
    Nancy Daly
    • Masseuse Nancy
    • Director
      • Bill Benz
    • Writers
      • Carrie Brownstein
      • St. Vincent
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    • Trivia
      Dakota Johnson signed on to do the film as she is friends with St. Vincent in real-life and largely did it as a favor.
    • Soundtracks
      The Nowhere Inn
      (Studio Version & Live)

      Written by St. Vincent (as Annie Clark) & Carrie Brownstein

      Performed by St. Vincent & Carrie Brownstein

    User reviews16

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    A Unique Surprise
    "This is how actors play rock stars in movies."

    St. Vincent sets out to make a documentary about her music, but when she hires a close friend to direct, notions of reality, identity, and authenticity grow increasingly distorted and bizarre. The Nowhere Inn is an absurd, comedic, and thriller that I'm still trying to wrap my head around. It's hard to pinpoint the genre, but whatever it is, it's working. This played apart of the midnight selection at Sundance 2020, and I remember it looked interesting (all of the midnight ones did that year) but I didn't understand what it was about. Even watching the trailer, it barely covers what it's about. St. Vincent (Annie Clark) and her real life friend Carrie Brownstein wrote and starred in the movie, of course. They have this amazing chemistry that didn't need any building beforehand. Everything you see is genuine. Though they're playing themselves, they have a unique character that we know isn't how it's like in real life. St. Vincent does fantastic with the transformation she goes through. It's so fun to watch her go through it all. And Carrie Brownstein, who I haven't really seen much before has really good acting skills. Had those two not been cast in their own movie, and I'm not sure if they originally started out writing themselves in, I don't think they could've pulled it off.

    The story is extremely satirical. Once you start to realize what the movie is about, and it makes a point to it, you can see some of what will unfold. It pokes fun at documentaries and rockstars and performers and they way it's done is really cool and fun. When you consider the movie as a whole, then it gets a little more confusing. It's like a movie within a movie within a movie (I think that's right). What we mainly see is a mockumentary style story. There's different aspect ratios and styles to differentiate what story or movie we're focusing on. And the cinematography is pretty good. There's sequences shot on film, mostly the concerts, that are beautiful to look at. And it's edited really well. There are many achievements to be noted. With how trippy it is, it can be hard to figure out what the movie is trying to say. But that's also a point made in the movie where someone says something along the lines of "I don't think she really understood the movie we were making." A little more clarity would've helped, but I like having the mystery there. For a little bit the same things keep happening and I wanted a little more variety. It's one of those things where I thought they'd move on and show something else, but they keep going back to it. As a character, it's frustrating for Carrie but she lets it happen for some time. Nevertheless, this is a really fun movie. I was in the middle of watching it when my apartment building had a power outage so I had to watch it in halves. You need to be attentive and ready for anything when watching. By the end it goes completely off the rails and I'm not sure how to interpret it. Maybe a little more reading will help. Overall, The Nowhere Inn is a surprising movie that I would like to revisit again. It does land with everything, but for a psychological movie (that's the genre I'm going with) it has great craft and great start for Bill Benz to make more movies!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 16, 2021 (Kazakhstan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Featured subject's website.
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The nowhere inn
    • Production companies
      • Topic Studios
      • Ways & Means
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $54,094
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $19,054
      • Sep 19, 2021
    • Gross worldwide
      • $62,337
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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