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Movie Info

Unexpected changes shake up the friendship between a gay teenage film student (Tyler Ross) and a 52-year-old spinster (Natalie West).

Genre:

drama, gay and lesbian, comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Nathan Adloff
Producer:

Nathan Adloff, Ash Christian
Writer:

Justin D.M. Palmer, Nathan Adloff
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 20, 2017
Runtime:

1h 19m
Production Co:

Cranium Entertainment

Cast & Crew

Natalie West
Margaret

Tyler Ross
Nate

Conor McCahill
James

Gaby Hoffmann
Darla

Charles Solomon Jr.
Gregory Maddock

Cliff Chamberlain
Jeffrey Tomlinson

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News & Interviews for Nate & Margaret

Critics Consensus: Brave Is Rousing and Heartfelt

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Critic Reviews for Nate & Margaret

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (2)

Blessed with natural performances and brisk pacing, this unusual little movie would like us to know just one thing: Passion is fine, but a pal is priceless.

June 21, 2012 | Rating: 3.5/5

Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
[A] moving, engagingly low-key curio.

June 19, 2012 | Full Review…

Ronnie Scheib
Variety
Narrative conflicts are introduced and swatted away in favor of an amiable sentimentality, two nice people being nice to each other.

June 19, 2012 | Full Review…

Chris Packham
Village Voice
Nathan Adloff's Nate & Margaret is an endearing, hopeful, and quietly radical film.

June 19, 2012 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Calum Marsh
Slant Magazine
Director-cowriter Nathan Adloff displays real sensitivity toward the central characters, yet he hasn't crafted a story in which his observations might carry any weight.

June 7, 2012 | Full Review…

Ben Sachs
Chicago Reader
Here is a sweet, delicate story about friendship.

June 7, 2012 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Rather than create unnecessary histrionics or hyped up drama, Adloff focuses the film squarely upon the shoulder of these delightful characters,

September 17, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0 | Full Review…

Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
Script abuse gives film a black eye

August 30, 2012 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…

James Wegg
JWR
A lovely surprise -- it's endearing rather than sticky-sweet; truly charming rather than forced; and is enriched by its two leading performances as well as several memorable supporting turns.

July 15, 2012 | Full Review…

Richard Knight
Knight at the Movies
Filmmaker Nathan Adloff obviously sees the audience as capable enough of handling a story without hand-holding...

July 2, 2012 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Mark Bell
Film Threat