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For Ellen

For Ellen

2012, Movie, 1h 33min

After an overnight long-distance drive, Joby has a special meeting—with lawyers and his ex-wife. A struggling musician with the prerequisite tattoos, slimy hair, goatee, and his head firmly floating in the clouds, Joby hasn’t been around to be a dad. Now is his last chance to fight for shared custody of his daughter, Ellen.

Country: United States

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Cast:

Dakota Johnson,

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Ratings

Your rating: 1

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Critic rating

Average critic rating

6.3

Reviews

Critic Andrew Pulver

rated

8

A tremendous performance by Paul Dano is the central virtue of this surprisingly tender film about a separated couple and their fight over their small daughter.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic David Parkinson

rated

6

...wryly witty, deeply touching and creditably played by Paul Dano and Shaylena Mandigo.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Alison Willmore

rated

5

...a micro-portrait, less a story than an intimate observation that pays closer attention to a character than anyone else does in his or her life.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

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