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Ponderosa

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When the buffet where Zeke's mom works closes down, he's forced to entertain the wild advances of a rich regular who is weirdly and vehemently obsessed with becoming his father.

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Guy Lodge Variety 2d
Camp’s cleverly double-sided performance leads with what’s lonely and vulnerable and tragic, sometimes hilariously so, about George, but it would be too easy to play him as a crazy old coot. Go to Full Review Olga Artemyeva ScreenAnarchy 2d
Might potentially work, but more often than not, it does not. ... Satire works best when it exposes the core of the very thing it’s spoofing, while Rice’s film stops at merely ridiculing it. Go to Full Review Morris Yang In Review Online 6d
Ponderosa invites us to ponder and contend with the heavy and burdensome duty of forging and living [America's] intrepid legacy. Go to Full Review Josh Bate Screen Rant Jun 18
7/10
It’s hard not to applaud what Ponderosa is doing, even if some of the creative ideas work better in theory than in practice. Go to Full Review Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net Jun 14
The problem is none of the characters feel authentic and the dialogue is unmemorable. It makes the experience of watching Ponderosa a bit of a slog leaving the audience wondering what Rice is going for with this tedious film. Go to Full Review Joey Magidson Awards Radar Jun 12
2.5/4
Ponderosa is a unique yet rather baffling experience. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Rob Rice

Director

Jack Dylan Grazer

Zeke

Alexis Bledel

Sandra

Bill Camp

George

Joseph Lopez

Sensing Man

Rob Rice

Screenwriter
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Movie Info

Synopsis When the buffet where Zeke's mom works closes down, he's forced to entertain the wild advances of a rich regular who is weirdly and vehemently obsessed with becoming his father.
Director
Rob Rice
Producer
Megan Pickrell, Matt Porterfield, Amy E. Powell, Rob Rice
Screenwriter
Rob Rice
Genre
Drama, Comedy, Horror
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 30m