Sam Now

Name: Sam Now
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Documentary
Released: April 7, 2023
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 93
Cast: Doris Harkness, Jared Harkness, Jois Harkness, Randy Harkness, Reed Harkness

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| Release Date: April 7, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Doris Harkness, Jared Harkness, Jois Harkness, Randy Harkness, Reed Harkness, Sam Harkness

Summary: Sam Harkness and his half-brother Reed go on a road trip to find their missing mom. But solving the mystery of her disappearance is only the beginning of their story.

Director: Reed Harkness

Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 87 min

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100

Moira Macdonald

Dec 1, 2023

Twenty-five years in the making, this warmhearted, generous film is a quiet masterpiece — the very specific story of one family, but one in which many of us can find our own. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Apr 27, 2023

Sam Now is remarkable not only for its powerful subject matter and the restrained, intelligent way it examines its key players, but for how it simultaneously reaches the audience and everyone involved in the story. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Apr 27, 2023

Reed’s initial overeager stylings fall back to reveal a mature reckoning with love, hurt, independence, and hard-won wisdom. Read full review

Noel Murray

Jun 6, 2023

This quietly powerful film is a way for Harkness to reopen some of his family’s wounds, but always with the understanding that the more he pokes and digs, the longer it may take to heal. Read full review

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WndlB

May 8, 2023

This is a family drama, enacted over a quarter of a century of filming. There are layers. There is generational trauma. There are heartbreaking scenes. I don't think it is a spoiler to say that there is no wrapped-in-a-bow resolution, no 'ending' that is season-2-ready. Life, which thisThis is a family drama, enacted over a quarter of a century of filming. There are layers. There is generational trauma. There are heartbreaking scenes. I don't think it is a spoiler to say that there is no wrapped-in-a-bow resolution, no 'ending' that is season-2-ready. Life, which this shows in abundance, really isn't like that.

It should also be said that, as a film, in all the technical aspects, it is outstanding.… Expand

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