Quiet City (2007)
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88% of critics liked it
(17 reviews) -
61% of users liked it
(1,809 ratings)
In Aaron Katz's idiosyncratic and unpredictable drama Quiet City, Georgian Jamie travels from her Atlanta home to Brooklyn, to visit her friend Samantha. When Jamie arrives, however, Samantha seems to have disappeared from her residence - her phone is disconnected and she cannot be located. By… More In Aaron Katz's idiosyncratic and unpredictable drama Quiet City, Georgian Jamie travels from her Atlanta home to Brooklyn, to visit her friend Samantha. When Jamie arrives, however, Samantha seems to have disappeared from her residence - her phone is disconnected and she cannot be located. By sheer happenstance, Jamie runs into a stranger, Charlie, when she stops him to ask for directions. The two strike up an instant rapport and spend the rest of the day and night together - eating coleslaw, attending art exhibitions and experiencing Manhattan nightlife. The picture thus becomes an exploration of how relationships can spring from chance meetings between strangers, amid the most unfamiliar of circumstances and environments. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Directed By
- Aaron Katz
- Written By
- Aaron Katz, Erin Fisher, Cris Lankenau
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
- In Theaters
- Aug 29, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- IFC
Critic Reviews
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Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Formally impressive but tedious.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Although the movie is hardly more ambitious than its young protagonists, there's a lot of value in a lazy day. Quiet City knows where to find it.
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V.A. Musetto, New York Post
A talkfest like this is ripe for disaster, but Quiet City succeeds thanks to its two leads, Erin Fisher as Jamie and Cris Lankenau as Charlie. They're attractive and likable, and they hold our interest throughout.
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Mark Holcomb, Time Out New York
Proof positive that life's mundanities are even more tedious projected onto a movie screen.
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Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
A contemplative widescreen experience that views its landscape -- the borderline-industrial hipster neighborhoods of Brooklyn, N.Y. -- with painterly patience.
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Cast
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Erin Fisher
as Jamie
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Cris Lankenau
as Charlie
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Sarah Hellman
as Robin
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Joe Swanberg
as Adam
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Tucker Stone
as Kyle
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Michael Tully
as Michael
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Karrie Crouse
as Karrie
- Keegan DeWitt
- Daryl Nuhn

