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Meadowland

  • 20152015
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  • 1h 45m
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5.8/10
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Meadowland (2015)
In the hazy aftermath of an unimaginable loss, Sarah and Phil come unhinged, recklessly ignoring the repercussions. Phil starts to lose sight of his morals; Sarah takes off on a potentially disastrous journey, falling deeper into her own fever dream.
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A year after their son goes missing, a couple handle the loss in varying ways, growing apart from one another and their reality.A year after their son goes missing, a couple handle the loss in varying ways, growing apart from one another and their reality.A year after their son goes missing, a couple handle the loss in varying ways, growing apart from one another and their reality.
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    • Reed Morano
    • Chris Rossi
  • Stars
    • Olivia Wilde
    • Luke Wilson
    • Giovanni Ribisi
    • Reed Morano
    • Chris Rossi
  • Stars
    • Olivia Wilde
    • Luke Wilson
    • Giovanni Ribisi
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    • 23User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
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    Olivia Wilde in Meadowland (2015)
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    Giovanni Ribisi and Olivia Wilde in Meadowland (2015)
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    Luke Wilson and Olivia Wilde in Meadowland (2015)
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    Olivia Wilde
    Olivia Wilde
    • Sarah
    Luke Wilson
    Luke Wilson
    • Phil
    Giovanni Ribisi
    Giovanni Ribisi
    • Tim
    Elisabeth Moss
    Elisabeth Moss
    • Shannon
    Ty Simpkins
    Ty Simpkins
    • Adam
    John Leguizamo
    John Leguizamo
    • Pete
    Kevin Corrigan
    Kevin Corrigan
    • Joe
    Merritt Wever
    Merritt Wever
    • Kelly
    Kid Cudi
    Kid Cudi
    • Jason
    • (as Scott Mescudi)
    Skipp Sudduth
    Skipp Sudduth
    • Ted
    Nick Sandow
    Nick Sandow
    • Lt. Garza
    Mark Feuerstein
    Mark Feuerstein
    • Rob
    Yolonda Ross
    Yolonda Ross
    • Melanie
    Anna Khaja
    Anna Khaja
    • Fatimah
    Eden Duncan-Smith
    Eden Duncan-Smith
    • Alma
    Ned Eisenberg
    Ned Eisenberg
    • Principal Griffin
    Casey Walker
    • Jessie
    Justine Torres
    • Enrique
      • Reed Morano
      • Chris Rossi
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    • Trivia
      Olivia Wilde was cast, but then got pregnant. Director Reed Morano's response was to postpone filming, thinking that becoming a parent would only benefit the film.
    • Quotes

      Adam: I know who you are. You're a teacher, at Essex County, right? I know, I know, cause I've seen you. My son goes to school there. Yeah, not teaching today, huh?

      Sarah: No.

      Adam: What is it, recess? My son's name is Adam. He's "special needs." You'd recognize him if you saw him.

      Sarah: There's a lot of kids.

      Adam: You know what this song's supposed to be about?

      Sarah: It's about a fire lake?

      Adam: Wow, you are a teacher.

      Sarah: You send your son to a regular school?

      Adam: Yeah, until they kick him out.

      Sarah: You don't send him to a special education program, or anything?

      Adam: No, he's... He's a foster kid, right? And the agency claims they didn't know about his condition. We thought we were getting a...

      Sarah: ...normal kid?

      Adam: Yeah right, okay, I'm an asshole, alright? But you know, look, it's a burden.

      Sarah: They don't let you just dump him?

      Adam: I'm glad you weren't my teacher.

      Sarah: You should be.

      Adam: Look, I mean... He's a sweet kid but if you're looking for Rain Man, or like a math genius, or a classical fucking pianist, you're out of luck.

      Sarah: I heard that a lot of these kids, though, they're gifted. You just have to recognize what it is.

      Adam: Oh, he's gifted in starring at the fucking TV all day. So am I. And what's your special talent? What are you good at?

      Sarah: Well, I'm...

      Sarah: [Sarah and Joe start to have sex in a hotel room and Sarah rides Joe even harder] Fuck! Fuck me! Harder! Oh yeah! Do that! Do that! Yes!

      Sarah: [after Joe cums on Sarah's face, she starts to get dress] Is it three o'clock yet?

      Adam: No.

      Sarah: I'm supposed to pick up Adam. And I'm giving you a B+.

      Adam: Well, I'm glad you weren't my teacher.

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    6/10
    An impressive yet overly depressive feature
    If your feeling down in the dumps or there's a gloomy cloud hovering over your head then Meadowland is not the film you'll be wanting to watch, actually it's about as far away as what'd you'd want to be watching as you could imagine as one time D.O.P turned feature length director Reed Morano's film is one of the most dour films to come around in quite some time.

    The dour nature that imbeds itself into almost every single scene of this sometimes heart rendering bleak tale of grief, loss and heartache may be too much for some to bare but it's also in many ways Morano's greatest achievement, even though it doesn't make for typically entertaining viewing.

    Given a meatier role than she's normally afforded, Olivia Wilde does a commendable job as the lost mother of a missing boy Sarah and alongside the well casted if under used Luke Wilson as her equally lost husband Phil the two actors give Meadowland their all and tackle the hard subject matter with aplomb even though we're sadly as an audience never truly aloud into their characters inner sanctum which hurts the films overall emotional gut punches.

    Morano, as is the case with most first time directors, unfortunately fails to properly engage the audience into the films overall heart and soul and characters like Giovanni Ribisi's underused Tim and the odd appearance of Juno Temple's seductress like Mackenzie seem like missed opportunities while Sarah's odd feelings towards mentally handicapped school student Adam never really ring true especially towards the films last act and the film is undoubtedly at its strongest when the narrative focus's more intently on the plight of Sarah and Phil as they consider what may've become of their lost son and how they deal with the pain alongside each other.

    Sometimes powerful, often frustrating and always from the get go grey cloud gloomy, Meadowland is an impressive first up effort by Morano and features committed turns by the normally misused Olivia Wilde and sometimes auto piloted Luke Wilson that make it a film worthy of your time as long as you're willing to go along with its depressive nature.

    3 stale car snacks out of 5
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    • eddie_baggins
    • Oct 17, 2016

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      • October 23, 2015 (United States)
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