Illeana Douglas, Jason Patric, Samantha Morton

The sight of a dark-suited municipal employee doling out parking violations stirs a primal hate in all but the most enlightened souls. And, the heroine of our film, Expired, the meter maid Claire, kno...( read more  read more... )ws it. The film revolves around Claire, a kind soul who resents having to enforce the law at all times, and Jay, an angry Traffic Officer who loves his job, it being the perfect outlet for his anger and frustrations. Coming both from a place of despair and loneliness, Claire and Jay meet and engage in a tumultuous and twisted relationship, which will eventually teach them that love can spread magic seeds of redemption and hope, even in the most unlikely of souls. By the end, Claire is faced with the question of whether to engage or to run...

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51% liked it

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62% liked it

21 critics

Unrated, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Cecilia Miniucchi

Release Date: June 20, 2008

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  • January 4, 2009
    A bittersweet romance between two dysfunctional parking ticket attendants. Me likey.
  • December 22, 2008
    good acting and story
  • December 22, 2008
    good acting and story
  • October 29, 2008
    I really liked this movie. Excellent performances from Morton and Patric. More to come later...
  • August 11, 2008
    Excellent acting but the male lead was just too much of a dick for me to finish the movie.

Critic Reviews


June 20, 2008
Pete Hammond, Boxoffice Magazine

The temptation is to say Expired is closer to "Misfired," but there are just enough good things here (particularly Samantha Morton as a lonely-in-love meter maid) to avoid that label. full review

June 19, 2008
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Locating both Claire's loneliness and Jay's anger as partial outgrowths of their detested profession handing out parking meter violation tickets, Expired coasts along on a distinctively odd wavelength. full review

June 16, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

Morton is one of those tingly actresses whose skin barely covers her soul, and to watch her search for tender mercies in a crazy-hostile world is a gift. The film is appallingly good. full review

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  • While out shopping in New York, Natalie Portman was pulled over by 2 racist police who thought she was a terrorist and who then later lied and told her the only resson they pulled her over was because her lisence plate had expired.  Answer »
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