Daddy Longlegs (2010)
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83% of critics liked it
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50% of users liked it
(444 ratings)
A barely competent father takes his children on a series of offbeat adventures in this comedy drama from the writing and directing team of Josh Safdie and Ben Safdie. Lenny (Ronald Bronstein) works as a projectionist at a revival theater in New York City and has been living on his own since his wife… More A barely competent father takes his children on a series of offbeat adventures in this comedy drama from the writing and directing team of Josh Safdie and Ben Safdie. Lenny (Ronald Bronstein) works as a projectionist at a revival theater in New York City and has been living on his own since his wife divorced him. Lenny often acts like an overgrown child, which makes things complicated when he has to look after his two young sons, Sage and Frey (Sage Ranaldo and Frey Ranaldo). Lenny finds himself spending two weeks with his kids, and he wavers back and forth between being a caring father and dragging them into situations where they don't belong; when Lenny is called in to work unexpectedly, the boys are given the run of the theater with chaotic results, and a sudden road trip to upstate New York proves little better than disastrous. Also screened as Go Get Some Rosemary, Daddy Longlegs also features Lee Ranaldo of the acclaimed indie rock band Sonic Youth in a supporting role -- he's also the father of Sage and Frey Ranaldo, who play Lenny's sons. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ben Safdie, Joshua Safdie
- Written By
- Ben Safdie, Joshua Safdie
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- May 14, 2010 Wide
- Studio
- IFC Films
Critic Reviews
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Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
The film's grungy, ultra-low-budget look, thanks to the Safdie's handheld camera, is just right for catching the crummy, hardscrabble, rat-infested milieu.
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Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Hitchcock would have loved it, even wrapped in the Safdies scruffy enigma of a movie.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker
Most directors are, in fact, inspiring performers who reserve their performances for cast and crew; Bronstein is among the most self-unsparing and inspired of them, and his performance in the movie is a treasure.
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J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Bronstein's loose-limbed performance as the brash, irresponsible father of two young boys establishes him as a genuine triple threat.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
If Daddy Longlegs is influenced by Cassavetes, well, that's not a bad thing. Few filmmakers have the nerve to travel that path.
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Cast
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Ronald Bronstein
as Lenny
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Sage Ranaldo
as Sage
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Frey Ranaldo
as Frey
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Victor Puccio
as Principal Puccio
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Eleonore Hendricks
as Leni
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Sean Williams
as Dale
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Dakota Goldhor
as Roberta
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Aren Topdjian
as Aren (Boyfriend)
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Abel Ferrara
as Robber
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Leah Singer
as Paige (Mother)
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Salvie Sansone
as Salvie
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Jake Braff
as Jake

