Tape

Name: Tape
Genre: Drama
Released: November 2, 2001
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard

2001

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Lions Gate Films | Release Date: November 2, 2001 | R

Starring: Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard

Summary: Richard Linklater directs this three-character ensemble piece set within the confines of a tawdry motor lodge in Lansing, Michigan. After 10 years apart, three disparate people come together to play out the unresolved drama of their final days in high school. (Lions Gate Films)

Director: Richard Linklater

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 86 min

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Owen Gleiberman

Linklater has hardly been a slacker this year. I'll take the tricky confrontational babble of Tape over some of the gauzier soliloquies in ''Waking Life,'' but either way, he's a filmmaker in love with the music of talk, and let's bless him for that. Read full review

Marc Savlov

This is what great dialogue -- and by extension great movies -- is made of. Read full review

Steven Rea

A super-taut and superbly acted three-character piece. Read full review

David Sterritt

Linklater keeps it lively with imaginative camerawork and razor-sharp editing. Read full review

Paula Nechak

Unfortunately can't transcend its theatrical roots and the actors, good as they are, seem like they're grandstanding. Read full review

New Times (L.A.) Gregory Weinkauf

For three jerks bitching in a box, Tape makes the most of its minimalism. At its best, it's Betrayal for the Breakfast Club set. Read full review

Rita Kempley

A typical student film with its arty angles, bad lighting and pretentious observations. Read full review

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freeridearts

Mar 4, 2021

This is a great film. This is a great film. This is a great film. This is a great film.

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