A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 128 wins & 268 nominations total
- Young Patrick
- (as Ben O'Brien)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
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- TriviaKenneth Lonergan: as the Manchester pedestrian who heckles Lee Chandler for being a bad parent.
- GoofsLee is shown purchasing beer in a convenience store at 2 AM. In Massachusetts it is illegal for a store to sell beer after 11 PM.
- Quotes
Randi Chandler: I said a lot of terrible things to you.
Lee Chandler: No...
Randi Chandler: But I... I know you never... Maybe you don't wanna talk to me.
Lee Chandler: It's not that...
Randi Chandler: Let... let me finish. However... My heart was broken - cause it's always gonna be broken, and I know yours is broken, too - but I don't have to carry it. I said things that... I should fuckin' burn in hell for what I said to you.
Lee Chandler: No. No-no. No, no, no-no-no. Randi, no.
Randi Chandler: I'm just sorry.
Lee Chandler: It's... it's... I... I can't expl... I can't...
Randi Chandler: I love you! Maybe I shouldn't say that.
Lee Chandler: No, you can say that. I'm sorry, I've gotta go.
Randi Chandler: I just... We couldn't have lunch?
Lee Chandler: I'm really sorry, I don't think so, but thank you for saying everything. It's just said...
Randi Chandler: You can't just die!
Lee Chandler: I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. And I'm... I... I want you to be happy, and I'm...
Randi Chandler: Honey... I see you walking around here, and I just wanna tell you...
Lee Chandler: I would want to talk... I would want to talk to you, Randi. Please, I-I-I... I'm... I'm...
Randi Chandler: Lee, Lee, you've gotta... gotta know what... Okay, I don't wanna torture you.
Lee Chandler: This is not... You're not... You're not torturing me.
Randi Chandler: I just wanna tell you... that I was wrong.
Lee Chandler: No. No. Nope. You don't understand, there's nothin'... there's nothin' there. There's nothin' there.
Randi Chandler: That's not true. That's not true.
Lee Chandler: You don't understand.
Randi Chandler: Yes, I do.
Lee Chandler: You don't see it. And I don't know what to s... I know you understand me. I-I-I gotta go. Sorry.
Randi Chandler: [after he walks away] I'm sorry.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits rolls on with background of nature, boats and the town, in particular the scenic beaches.
- Alternate versionsIn Australia, the film was originally passed MA-15+ uncut, however the distributors opted to re-edit the audio and cut the length of the film, in order to remove every use of the term 'c-t' and 'motherf--er'. Following these changes the film was later re-classified and the rating was lowered to 'M'.
- SoundtracksLet The Good Times Roll
Written by Shirley Goodman & Leonard Lee
Performed by Shirley & Lee
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Kenneth Lonergan is such an extraordinary and talented writer; his beautifully, and richly, textured drama draws upon the timeless themes of recovery, redemption, and the persistence of guilt in such a way that feels fresh. The emotion is never overbearing for the sake of being overbearing, rather it feels all too real, which is a credit to the writing as much as it is to the fantastic performances.
This is the 'Casey Affleck show' from beginning to end; you can just give him the 'Best Actor' Oscar right now and save everyone a whole lot of trouble. He radiates this aura of subtle magnetism so brilliantly and effortlessly; there's not a single emotion on the spectrum that goes unexploited.
As much as the film is about Lee and his internal journey from tragedy to something a lot more hopeful, it's also about his nephew, played by Lucas Hedges, who has a very bright future, and his personal struggle to cope with his father's death. Despite having a small yet significant part in the film, Michelle Williams' performance is a treasure to behold. There's one scene, in particular, where she got everyone in attendance wishing they brought a tissue.
Unlike many big-budget studio movies, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA is not afraid to make the audience work and test the viewer's patience with its constant, and unannounced, cutting between past and present, as well as its unwavering unravelling of character background and motivation. In fact, one of its best aspects is the lack of close-ups. Almost everything is filmed from afar, which reflects Lee's emotional distancing. And it's not until later where you finally find out why this guy has detached himself from the rest of the world. Then, from that point on, you're in his head; you watch the film unfold from a point-of-view almost entirely foreign to how you viewed it at first.
Regardless of the second half's slackening pace and film's familiar DNA, this is without a doubt the most personal and heart wrenching film of 2016 thus far. Maybe even the best.
- bardia-moose
- Sep 15, 2016
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Manchester junto al mar
- Filming locations
- Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, USA(main setting of the action)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $47,695,371
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $256,498
- Nov 20, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $78,988,148
- Runtime2 hours 17 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1