Loggerheads (2005)
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74% of critics liked it
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37% of users liked it
(13,283 ratings)
Tim Kirkman wrote and directed Loggerheads, a film that follows three different storylines that all transpire over the course of a Mother's Day weekend, but take place at different times. One of the stories features a man who arrives in a coastal North Carolina town in order to preserve turtles… More Tim Kirkman wrote and directed Loggerheads, a film that follows three different storylines that all transpire over the course of a Mother's Day weekend, but take place at different times. One of the stories features a man who arrives in a coastal North Carolina town in order to preserve turtles that are endangered. He becomes involved with a local businessman and must decide where he feels in his heart that he belongs. A second story concerns a woman who begins to feel her small-town changing in ways that frighten her. She must face these changing social realities while constantly listening to the speeches of her minister husband. The third storyline involves a woman who intends to spend the weekend celebrating the holiday with her own mother while also attempting to make contact with the child she gave up for adoption years before. Loggerheads was a selection at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tim Kirkman
- Written By
- Tim Kirkman
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Jan 21, 2005 Wide
- Studio
- Strand Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Sean Means, Film.com
The dramatic tension is nil. But the performances, particularly by Hunt (in a non-comedic role, for a change), are worth a look.
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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
... an understated and heartfelt story, superbly acted, with a strong sense of people and place.
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Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Despite a meandering tone, Loggerheads is consistently watchable thanks to committed actors playing recognizable, decent folks just trying to do the right thing -- or rectify mistakes of the past.
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Michael Booth, Denver Post
This quiet community and family drama set on the North Carolina shore offers a bighearted outlook on how to absorb change and defeat.
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Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Slow, unadorned, compassionate, and earnest, Loggerheads is a low-fi throwback to the independent films of the 1980s and '90s -- heartland miniatures hewn from plainspoken lives.
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Cast
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Bonnie Hunt
as Grace
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Kip Pardue
as Mark
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Tess Harper
as Elizabeth
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Chris Sarandon
as Robert
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Michael Learned
as Sheridan
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Michael Kelly
as George
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Robin Weigert
as Rachel
- Ann Pierce
- Michael Harding
- Valerie Watkins
