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Boundaries benefits from a stellar performance by the reliably excellent Christopher Plummer, but his work is overwhelmed by the mediocre movie that surrounds it. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Laura is a well-meaning single mother who is forced to drive her estranged pot-dealing father, Jack, from Texas to California, with her troubled son Henry along for the ride. While Jack uses Henry and the road trip to help him distribute his copious supply of marijuana, Laura finally confronts Leonard - her dead-beat ex-husband.
  • Rating:
    R (Language|Drug Material|Nude Sketches|Some Sexual References)
  • Genre:
    comedy, drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Shana Feste
  • Producer:
    Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Chris Ferguson, Bailey Conway
  • Writer:
    Shana Feste
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $698.4K
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Automatik Entertainment, Stage 6 Films, Oddfellows Entertainment

Cast & Crew

Vera Farmiga
Laura Jaconi
Christopher Plummer
Jack Jaconi
Lewis MacDougall
Henry
Bobby Cannavale
Leonard
Kristen Schaal
JoJo Jaconi
Peter Fonda
Joey
Christopher Lloyd
Stanley
Dolly Wells
Sofia
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Serge
Ryan Robbins
Jim
BJ Harrison
Mary
Kalvin Olafson
Fritz
Shana Feste
Director
Shana Feste
Screenwriter
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Producer
Chris Ferguson
Producer
Bailey Conway
Producer
Bailey Conway
Executive Producer
Sara Mishara
Cinematographer
Marie-Hélène Dozo
Film Editor
Dorian Harris
Film Editor
Michael Penn
Original Music
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Critic Reviews for Boundaries

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  • The father's chicanery is the brightest spot in a screenplay that makes the heroine a shrill stooge for everyone else's agenda as the protagonists bicker their way to self-discovery and mutual regard.

    March 4, 2020 | Full Review…

    Andrea Gronvall

    Chicago Reader

  • Boundaries keeps the syrup on medium, and Plummer looks like he's having a ball. If you have a penchant for broken wing syndrome, you may want to let this one into your life.

    July 12, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Josh Kupecki

    Austin Chronicle

  • A movie with no reason to exist apart from setting into motion an otherwise interesting cast, led by Christopher Plummer and Vera Farmiga.

    July 5, 2018 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

    Peter Howell

    Toronto Star

  • The film... crosses a line - between engaging idiosyncrasy and floundering improbability, amusing and cringeworthy.

    July 5, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Tom Russo

    Boston Globe

  • Plummer and Farmiga are great together. If only they'd been given material to suit their skills.

    June 29, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Richard Roeper

    Chicago Sun-Times

  • [Plummer] is incapable of mediocrity, but damn if the script doesn't draw him close to the edge.

    June 29, 2018 | Rating: 0/5 | Full Review…

    Scott Marks

    San Diego Reader
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