Alessandro Nivola, Amy Adams, Amy Barefoot

A dealer in outsider art threatens the equilibrium of her middle-class in-laws in North Carolina. Madeline is a go-getting art gallery owner from Chicago, recently married to George, a near-perfect So...( read more  read more... )uthern beau. When Madeline needs to close a deal with a reclusive North Carolina artist, George introduces her to his family: prickly mother Peg, taciturn father Eugene, cranky brother Johnny, and Johnny's pregnant, childlike wife Ashley, who is awe-struck by her glamorous sister-in-law. Madeline's presence exposes the fragile family dynamics as hidden resentments and anxieties surface.

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R, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Phil Morrison

Release Date: August 3, 2005

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DVD Release Date: January 17, 2006

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  • September 14, 2009
    I?d wanted to see this for so long but unfortunately, It was not worth the wait. Amy Adams is great but she is let down by the rest of the cast and the lame story! See it just for her performance.
  • May 28, 2009
    Maybe there are people like this in the world, maybe I don't care. Junebug is such a banal film with such little ambition that it's hard to think of good or bad things to say about it. Nivola and his new wife Davidtz, go to see his parents. It's kind of like Meet the Parents, but...( read more) all the snide remarks are said under their breath. Bad things are said and people just accept it. Ben Mckenzie is the real standout of this film. He actually tries to create some conflict but he is simply ignored. Him and Amy Adams as his bizarrely jolly wife would have made a better focal point. We only see McKenzie happy at his place of work. He hits on his brother's wife, talks down to his own wife and shows disdain for his baby that's on the way. But one interesting character doesn't make a great film. How good would The Dark Knight have been if Batman had ignored all of The Joker's evil schemes? Good, but pointless.
  • March 19, 2009
    A unique portrait of a lifestyle that might seem foreign to many audiences. I loved it! And Amy Adams gives one of the best performances I've ever seen.
  • October 14, 2008
    This quietly powerful drama will leave you moved. The world of disfunctional family indeed is a hell. In fact, it is so terrible that from the certain point no one wants to deal with it, gives up trying to understand and accepts the way things go around and Morrison brilliantly c...( read more)aptures every aspect of a given, extremely difficult subject. Taking us through scenes boasting deeply concealed resentment, anger and frustration buried under small talk and lame jokes, Morrison at every corner gives us opportunity to laughed off or simply pity these people, but at the same time he manages to cover them with warm blanket of charm which makes us care about what's really going on here. Stylistically, mix of Todd Solondz's and Alexander Payne's way of telling the story, it's still fresh and acting is superb all around, especially that of Ben McKenzie and Scott Wilson. Everyone who knows (or not, after all it's not required) the sadness laying at the depth of the heart of every member in that kind of family will feel at home here. But he/she may also feel a brief relief.
  • June 28, 2008
    A fine little independent movie about a man introducing his new wife to his family back home. Said family turns out to be quite something, causing plenty of awkward, funny and thoughtful moments. The humor is a subtle one, living off the quirky characters and situations, being th...( read more)e center piece of this movie. It's carried by all around great performances, especially by the wonderful Embeth Davidtz and Amy Adams. In the end the movie takes a somewhat tragic turn, which makes it lose some of its charm, sadly. Still, it's a very special little film and worth checking out for its portrayal of a dysfunctional family and rural American life.
  • November 14, 2009
    Classico film indie (!), con classici personaggi indie (!!!) bizzarri e pazzi e inverosimili, cioè, mai più pure questo.
    Meno male che almeno c'era Amy Adams, bravissima come al solito.
  • October 19, 2009
    It was actually a little dull. I definitely sympathized with Ashley character, Johnny and Peg both had to grow on me, and I ended up not liking George at the end.

    Plus, SPOILER ALERT, I didn't like how the movie ended unresolved. My movies don't always have to have perfect happ...( read more)y endings, but at least SOME kind of resolution. For a minute, I thought the movie cut off early or something!
  • September 23, 2009
    Oh my God what a boring movie!
  • September 5, 2009
    Amy Adams was really good. A little fuzzy on what the film was about. "You got the acid reflux?"
  • August 24, 2009
    will have to watch again

Critic Reviews


March 22, 2006
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Delicately avoids Hollywood's typical condescending caricatures of those who dwell below the Mason-Dixon line. full review

August 12, 2005
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Junebug is a textbook case of filmmakers who can't make up their minds about their characters; it's a failure of nerve disguised as dramatic ambiguity. full review

August 11, 2005
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Junebug has the feel of a good short story or novella. full review

August 11, 2005
David Edelstein, NPR's Fresh Air

It's hugely entertaining, it's spectacularly acted, and it pricks you in all kinds of places. full review

August 11, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Junebug is a great film because it is a true film. It humbles other films that claim to be about family secrets and eccentricities. full review

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  • jennyjen2010
    September 10, 2007
    This movie has absolutely no plot....I only watching it because Benjamin Mckenzie <3 was in it, there was no reason for this movie to even be released, it was probly the biggest waste of 2 hours i've ever spent...even tho Ben is hot as hell!!!! aww what a cutie, even tho he had a moustache in this film, but still he's a hottie ;)...but seriously this movie is sooo dumb

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