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Directed by | Jen McGowan |
Written by | Amy Lowe Starbin |
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Cinematography | Philip Lott |
Edited by | David Hopper |
Music by | Toby Chu |
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Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Kelly and Cal is a 2014 American comedy-drama film directed by Jen McGowan, and starring Juliette Lewis, Jonny Weston, and Cybill Shepherd. Its plot follows an ex- punk rocker-turned-suburban-housewife who becomes friends with a troubled 17-year-old boy.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 35 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The website's consensus reads: "Kelly & Cal is a compellingly offbeat treat for fans of character-driven drama -- and a showcase for Juliette Lewis' formidable gifts." [1] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [2]
Rodrigo Perez of IndieWire wrote that "while Kelly & Cal flirts with interesting concepts under a superficial dynamic you haven’t seen paired before, ultimately its narrative is both familiar and predictable." [3]
Kelly and Cal | |
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Directed by | Jen McGowan |
Written by | Amy Lowe Starbin |
Produced by |
|
Starring | |
Cinematography | Philip Lott |
Edited by | David Hopper |
Music by | Toby Chu |
Production companies |
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Distributed by | IFC Films |
Release date |
|
Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Kelly and Cal is a 2014 American comedy-drama film directed by Jen McGowan, and starring Juliette Lewis, Jonny Weston, and Cybill Shepherd. Its plot follows an ex- punk rocker-turned-suburban-housewife who becomes friends with a troubled 17-year-old boy.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 35 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The website's consensus reads: "Kelly & Cal is a compellingly offbeat treat for fans of character-driven drama -- and a showcase for Juliette Lewis' formidable gifts." [1] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [2]
Rodrigo Perez of IndieWire wrote that "while Kelly & Cal flirts with interesting concepts under a superficial dynamic you haven’t seen paired before, ultimately its narrative is both familiar and predictable." [3]