Putty Hill (2010)
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75% of critics liked it
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50% of users liked it
(398 ratings)
A beautifully realized portrait of a close-knit community on the outskirts of Baltimore, PUTTY HILL is the second feature from celebrated young filmmaker Matt Porterfield (HAMILTON). At a neighborhood karaoke bar, friends and family gather to remember a young man who passed away. Knowing little… More A beautifully realized portrait of a close-knit community on the outskirts of Baltimore, PUTTY HILL is the second feature from celebrated young filmmaker Matt Porterfield (HAMILTON). At a neighborhood karaoke bar, friends and family gather to remember a young man who passed away. Knowing little about his final days, they attempt to reconstruct his life. In the process, they offer a window onto their own lives, an evocative picture of working-class America, dislocated from the progress and mobility around them, but united in pursuit of a shared dream. Exquisitely shot and employing surprising documentary techniques, PUTTY HILL is one of the most exciting American indie films in years. -- (C) Cinema Guild
- Directed By
- Matthew Porterfield
- Written By
- Matthew Porterfield, Jordan Mintzer
- Genres
- Drama
- In Theaters
- Feb 18, 2011 Limited
- Studio
- Cinema Guild
Critic Reviews
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Ronnie Scheib, Variety
This curious blend of documentary and narrative, held together less by any plot device than by a rigorous aesthetic, proves all the more effective for being in service of casual naturalism.
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Peter Brunette, Hollywood Reporter
Points must be awarded for nerve, but virtually every aspect of this misbegotten film misfires.
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David Jenkins, Time Out
Porterfield's rejection of obvious irony makes this not only a warm film, but one which shows the real face of America's poor, young and disenfranchised.
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Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
With "Putty Hill," Porterfield joins the company of American indie directors Ramin Bahrani and Kelly Reichardt, filmmakers often compelled to seek out everyday souls in their textured, oh-so quotidian environs.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It looks closely, burrows deep, considers the way in which lives have become pointless and death therefore less meaningful.
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Cast
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Sky Ferreira
as Jenny
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Zoe Vance
as Zoe
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Dustin Ray
as Dustin
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Cody Ray
as Cody
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Charles "Spike" Sauers
as Spike
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Catherine Evans
as Cathy
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Virginia Heath
as Virginia
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Casey Weibust
as Casey
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Drew Harris
as Geoff
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James Siebor, Jr
as James
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Marina Siebor
as Marina
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Ian Burke
as Ian
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Joseph Mooney
as Joe
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Carol Ray
as Carol
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India Streeter
as India
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Alex Herbskerman
as Alex
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Walker Teiser
as Walker
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Lucie Stahl
as Lucie
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Julia Arredondo
as Julia



