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Sunlight Jr.

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
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5.6/10
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Matt Dillon and Naomi Watts in Sunlight Jr. (2013)
Sunlight Jr. spotlights hard-working convenience store clerk Melissa (Naomi Watts) and her disabled boyfriend, Richie (Matt Dillon), who are trapped in a generational cycle of poverty. Their luck may be changing when they learn that Melissa has become pregnant. But as soon as she loses her job and they get evicted from the motel they live in, their joy vanishes. Through this adversity, the couple realizes that they can never lose everything as long as they have each other.
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A Florida couple holding minimum-wage jobs deals with an unexpected pregnancy.A Florida couple holding minimum-wage jobs deals with an unexpected pregnancy.A Florida couple holding minimum-wage jobs deals with an unexpected pregnancy.

  • Director
    • Laurie Collyer
  • Writer
    • Laurie Collyer
  • Stars
    • Naomi Watts
    • Matt Dillon
    • Tess Harper
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    3.3K
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    • Director
      • Laurie Collyer
    • Writer
      • Laurie Collyer
    • Stars
      • Naomi Watts
      • Matt Dillon
      • Tess Harper
    • 35User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Matt Dillon and Naomi Watts in Sunlight Jr. (2013)
    Matt Dillon and Naomi Watts in Sunlight Jr. (2013)
    Matt Dillon and Naomi Watts in Sunlight Jr. (2013)
    Norman Reedus in Sunlight Jr. (2013)
    Matt Dillon and Naomi Watts in Sunlight Jr. (2013)
    Matt Dillon in Sunlight Jr. (2013)
    Matt Dillon and Naomi Watts in Sunlight Jr. (2013)
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    Norman Reedus at an event for Sunlight Jr. (2013)
    Matt Dillon, Norman Reedus, Laurie Collyer, and Naomi Watts at an event for Sunlight Jr. (2013)
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    Naomi Watts
    Naomi Watts
    • Melissa
    Matt Dillon
    Matt Dillon
    • Richie
    Tess Harper
    Tess Harper
    • Kathleen
    Norman Reedus
    Norman Reedus
    • Justin
    Antoni Corone
    Antoni Corone
    • Edwin
    Adrienne Acevedo Lovette
    Adrienne Acevedo Lovette
    • Vivian
    • (as Adrienne Lovette)
    Keith Hudson
    Keith Hudson
    • Micky
    Beth Marshall
    Beth Marshall
    • Molly
    • (as Beth Marhsall)
    Yvonne Gougelet
    • Kristi
    Teo Castellanos
    • Jorge
    David Hoyt
    • Darth
    Fawad Siddiqui
    Fawad Siddiqui
    • Jamshed
    John Archie
    • Tom
    Casey Cook
    • Cody
    Leyla Lawrence
    Leyla Lawrence
    • Nurse
    Judith Townsend
    • Prenatal Doctor
    Jannette Sepwa
    Jannette Sepwa
    • Social Worker
    Tom Nowicki
    Tom Nowicki
    • Doctor
    • Director
      • Laurie Collyer
    • Writer
      • Laurie Collyer
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    • Trivia
      Adrienne Lovette's debut.
    • Quotes

      Richie: My daughter's gonna be an ass-kicker, like her mama!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Celebrated: Naomi Watts (2015)

    User reviews35

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    6/10
    The Homeless of the Hotels
    6.25 of 10. A film that needs to be watched in its entirety to truly appreciate. A complex story set in the South, Florida in particular, with the type of people once viewed as trailer trash rednecks.

    It starts out as a handicap man's fantasy, then starts to shift, with hints along the way that things aren't as nice as they look. It's not the happy world of Coke and donuts for breakfast and dinner, the peanut butter might not be fresh, and the adopted parents may not be in it for the sake of loving children.

    It's things like the product placement in the film that require the complete story of the film to be put in proper perspective. The film would have benefited from a bit more context, but is definitely worth seeing.
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    • Release date
      • January 12, 2015 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Watch on Fearless
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Trapped
    • Filming locations
      • Clearwater, Florida, USA(St. Pete-Clearwater Film Commission)
    • Production companies
      • Truly Original
      • Freight Yard Films
      • Alchemedia Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,346
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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