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Movie Info

Overwhelming grief threatens to tear a man (Leland Orser) and his wife (Jeanne Tripplehorn) apart as they try to come to grips with the loss of their child.

Rating:

R (A Scene of Sexuality)
Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Leland Orser
Producer:

Todd Traina, Minor Childers
Writer:

Leland Orser
Release Date (Theaters):

Sep 27, 2013 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA):

$2.9K
Runtime:

1h 35m

Cast & Crew

Jeanne Tripplehorn
Alice

Laura Linney
Dr. Goodman

Leland Orser
Mark

Elliott Gould
Dr. Goodman

Jason Ritter
Receptionist

Kyle Chandler
Businessman

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Critic Reviews for Morning

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (6)

An initially intriguing but ultimately exhausting tale of grieving parents left quite literally dazed and confused in the wake of their young son's death.

September 29, 2013 | Full Review…

Joe Leydon
Variety
Orser, to his credit, never resorts to psychobabble, cheap sentiment or emotional shortcuts.

September 27, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

David Lewis
San Francisco Chronicle
It often seems like an acting workshop: Behave as if you are the parent of a dead child.

September 27, 2013 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Sara Stewart
New York Post
Leland Orser makes a raw, soul-searching feature debut as writer, director and star in "Morning." He plays the devastated father opposite his real-life wife, Jeanne Tripplehorn.

September 26, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Betsy Sharkey
Los Angeles Times
One of the more harrowing explorations of grief ever brought to the screen. By the end of its 95 minutes, only a faint ray of light has penetrated the gloom.

September 26, 2013 | Rating: 3/5

Stephen Holden
New York Times
The effort here counts for something, but the emotions may be just too much.

September 26, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Joe Neumaier
New York Daily News
Too much of the same emotion and too little back-story doom this movie to tedium.

October 6, 2013 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Ron Wilkinson
It's Just Movies
It's a difficult sit, and not nearly as moving as it should be, with its central idea of lost communication buried under layers of artificiality, damming the mournful flow.

September 26, 2013 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Brian Orndorf
Blu-ray.com
Though mourning is a part of the human cycle, Morning is not an easy film to watch -- save for the great acting by the entire cast.

September 26, 2013 | Rating: 7.3/10 | Full Review…

Christine N. Ziemba
Paste Magazine