Nowhere Special
Cohen Media Group | Release Date: April 26, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
NMEGreg WetherallSep 24, 2024
Heart-wrenching, humane and humble, this is something very, very special indeed. Read full review
90
VarietyTomris LafflyApr 29, 2024
Nowhere Special is the kind of confident, understated film that doesn’t need to pound the audience with its sentiments in order to make us feel alive and human in front of it. Read full review
90
The New York TimesGlenn KennyApr 25, 2024
The mostly low-key mode of Nowhere Special is the right one. Norton is spectacular, but little Lamont delivers one of those uncanny performances that doesn’t seem like acting, and makes you feel for the kid almost as much as his onscreen parent does. Read full review
88
ObserverRex ReedMay 6, 2024
A triumph of sensitivity, humanity and good taste that manages to admirably transcend every tendency inherent to the usual label of “tearjerker.” Read full review
88
Boston GlobeOdie HendersonMay 1, 2024
The film is essentially a two-hander between Norton and Lamont, both of whom give excellent, complementary performances. They feel like father and son from first frame to last. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comNell MinowApr 24, 2024
There are so many ways to go wrong with this story, which we are told was inspired by an unidentified real father and son. Writer/director Uberto Pasolini does not let that happen, relying on the most ordinary details to take on greater and greater weight. Read full review
83
IndieWireChristian BlauveltApr 25, 2024
At the very least, Nowhere Special is one of the great father-son movies. Read full review
80
EmpireIan FreerApr 25, 2024
Hugely affecting and perfectly played, Nowhere Special is a peach of a picture. Read full review
80
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganApr 25, 2024
Nowhere Special is a tender story of a life which is ending and another which is beginning. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyApr 17, 2024
Ultimately, what keeps Nowhere Special from being nothing special is the film’s delicacy, its unfussy simplicity, its perceptiveness. The empathy it brings to one man’s crushing decision makes this an affecting portrait of parental devotion. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Simran HansJul 19, 2021
The film is understated rather than mawkish. Read full review
80
CineVueChristopher MachellJul 19, 2021
Nowhere Special is driven by the primal emotion of its child-parent dynamic and moving performances from both its leads, while the theme of social class resonates throughout. Read full review
75
The Film StageJared MobarakApr 25, 2024
Norton is wonderful in the role, lending it a vulnerability that shines through the stoic nature of a man doing his best to show no fear. Read full review
60
Little White LiesAdam WoodwardApr 25, 2024
It’s a competently made and compellingly acted film which will hopefully lead to us seeing a lot more of both filmmaker and lead actor. Read full review
60
The GuardianCath ClarkeJul 14, 2021
It’s tender and poignant, but might be a bit cloying were it not for Norton, who underplays it beautifully with a performance of tremendous depth and empathy. Read full review
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