Winter Solstice
2004, Drama, 1h 33m
81 Reviews 1,000+ RatingsWhat to know
A deliberately paced, realistic portrait of a family's grief and healing. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Jim Winters
Gabe Winters
Pete Winters
Molly Ripkin
Stacey
Robbie
Critic Reviews for Winter Solstice
All Critics (81) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (49) | Rotten (32)
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Ultimately undercut by its fictional elements and its flat characters.
May 13, 2005 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
This movie deserves to be seen -- and learned from. It captures the moments in which each of us stares out across an emptiness, searching for a connection that will keep us from falling.
May 6, 2005 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
It's the kind of narrow-gauged drama that either will drive you crazy or absorb you in its low-key rhythms. Mostly, I went along for the ride.
May 6, 2005 | Rating: B -
The chill in the air is deadening for the viewer.
May 1, 2005 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
It has everything an indie film could desire -- except for a compelling plot or dramatic tension.
April 29, 2005 | Rating: 2/5 -
In an impressive feature debut, director-screenwriter Josh Sternfeld takes an observant, nuanced look at human behavior.
April 28, 2005 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Winter Solstice
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Feb 10, 2008Not very exciting, but a pretty accurate depiction of what a real persons life is like. And as such there was really no plot, or climax, or ending. Still somehow it wasn't boring, so they did something right.Curtis L Super Reviewer
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Dec 08, 2007A great film! Very touching story about a widower and his two sons, and the struggle to have to overcome to get over the death of a wife and mother.Leo L Super Reviewer
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May 05, 2007Story about dealing with a loss in the family and the difficulties of parents understanding teens and vice versa. There is a certain slowness or lulling rhythm to the filmRed L Super Reviewer
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Jul 13, 2006[font=Century Gothic]In "Winter Solstice", Jim Winters(Anthony LaPaglia) is a single father who owns his own landscaping business in a small town. His eldest son, Gabe(Aaron Stanford), works in a restaurant pretty much non-stop in an effort to save up as much money as he can before leaving for Tampa to work on a boat. In the process he would leave his loving girlfriend, Stacey(Michelle Monaghan), behind. Gabe's younger brother, Pete(Mark Webber), sporting an unfashionable looking hearing aid, is on the ten-year plan in high school and is set to go to summer school. Molly Ripken(Alison Janney) is a housesitter that moves in nearby...[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]In "Winter Solstice", not much happens.(I do not mind if a movie is slow, just as long as it is headed somewhere.) I know that in real life people are more likely to be hanging out at the local Dariy Queen than having life-changing events, but it does not make for compelling drama.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]All of which is a shame because the movie wastes a fine cast including Anthony LaPaglia. Michelle Monaghan and Alison Janney brighten whatever room they are in. And Ron Livingston almost steals the movie playing a history teacher.[/font]Walter M Super Reviewer
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