Stranger than Paradise can come off as shallow because it doesn't really say anything. There isn't enough dialogue that conducts to psychological profiles of the characters. There isn't a particularly great challenge or crisis they must face that can tell us anything ab
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Cecillia Stark, Danny Rosen, Eszter Balint
A couple of East Village loafers decide to embark on a road trip to Ohio to re-team up with one of their female cousins. The trio then find themselves in Florida, looking for a get-rich-quick scheme.
DVD Release Date: September 5, 2000
Stats: 672 reviews
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August 19, 2009
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July 7, 2008
Technical dexterity and flawless cinematography in each scene, where everything's measured to perfection and every single frame becomes a surreal photograph of reality. Everything's in its right place. Sounds like a cold, academic, film school movie? Well, it's not. The differenc...( read more)
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April 27, 2008
As all of Jim Jarmusch works, the meaning of the story is kind of diffuse. however, this slow episodic drama has some very enjoyable moments of intimacy, quietness and even hilarity.
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March 5, 2007
A slick, gritty little film that had me truly appreciating for the work of Jim Jarmusch for probably the first time. This is a fervently realistic look at the day-to-day lives and adventures of three aimless souls: Willie and his best friend Eddie, two New York hipsters (and wann...( read more)
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October 29, 2009
The New World is not as miserable as in Herzog's Stroszek but quite miserable nonentheless. The locations are both actual and extremely ordinary, almost random, which I find really cool. No urge to go to Hills And I want some braces, too.
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