Ten Thousand Saints

Name: Ten Thousand Saints
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Music
Released: August 14, 2015
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Emile Hirsch, Emily Mortimer, Ethan Hawke, Hailee Steinfeld

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Screen Media Films | Release Date: August 14, 2015 | R

Starring: Asa Butterfield, Emile Hirsch, Emily Mortimer, Ethan Hawke, Hailee Steinfeld

Summary: Adapted from the novel by Eleanor Henderson, Ten Thousand Saints is a coming-of-age story about three teenagers in late 1980s New York City — Jude (Asa Butterfield), new to the city from Vermont, “straight-edge” musician Johnny (Emile Hirsch), and troubled, rich uptown girl Eliza (Hailee Steinfeld) — who break away from their messed upAdapted from the novel by Eleanor Henderson, Ten Thousand Saints is a coming-of-age story about three teenagers in late 1980s New York City — Jude (Asa Butterfield), new to the city from Vermont, “straight-edge” musician Johnny (Emile Hirsch), and troubled, rich uptown girl Eliza (Hailee Steinfeld) — who break away from their messed up parents (Ethan Hawke and Emily Mortimer) to form their own surrogate family. Set in 1988, a time of great cultural upheaval - against the excesses of the decade, the AIDS epidemic and the gentrification of the city culminating in the infamous Tompkins Square Park riots — Ten Thousand Saints is a nostalgia trip to a bygone era of New York City. [Screen Media Films]… Expand

Director: Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Music

Rating: R

Runtime: 113 min

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The Playlist Katie Walsh

Jan 31, 2015

Though it’s dealing with difficult subject matter, the film teems with life throughout every funny, bittersweet, and wild moment, slapping a smile on your face that won’t go away and you don’t know why. Read full review

John DeFore

Jan 31, 2015

Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini's Ten Thousand Saints offers both a premise and a setting ripe for nostalgic sentimentality but indulges in little of it. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Aug 13, 2015

If you are one of those people who romanticize the East Village in New York when it was at its grungiest, Ten Thousand Saints might be the movie of your dreams. Even if you’re not, it’s still a very fine film, full of quietly impressive performances and young characters who register as authentic. Read full review

Michael Sragow

Aug 13, 2015

As always, Berman and Pulcini suffuse their movie with a let's-try-anything spirit — and liberate most of their actors. What keeps Ten Thousand Saints from being another "American Splendor" (2003) or "Cinema Verite" (2011) is that this time, their tapestry has a hole in the center, where their pale antihero cannot pull the colorful threads together. Read full review

A.A. Dowd

Aug 12, 2015

The result, unfortunately, is a movie featuring a teenage hero who spends most of his screen time watching from the sidelines, passively observing events that just sort of happen around him. Read full review

Stephanie Merry

Aug 20, 2015

The movie captures the city vibrantly, in moments of beauty and brilliance.... But Jude, our narrator, is paper thin. Read full review

Clayton Dillard

Aug 10, 2015

Even when tragedy strikes early on, the revelation is just another "growing up is hard" dot on the grid. Read full review

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KeyKnowledge

Aug 14, 2015

'Ten Thousand Saints' is the type of coming of age story that makes you believe in Hollywood magic. With characters that are highly developed and uniquely flawed, this film resonates on an emotional level bringing the viewer along for a ride through 1980's New York and the CBGB punk era. The'Ten Thousand Saints' is the type of coming of age story that makes you believe in Hollywood magic. With characters that are highly developed and uniquely flawed, this film resonates on an emotional level bringing the viewer along for a ride through 1980's New York and the CBGB punk era. The director team of Shari Berman Springer and Robert Pulcini understand tapping into the human element, as evidenced in their Oscar nominated film 'American Splender.' This adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Eleanor Henderson really hits home on a personal level. I highly recommend 'Ten Thousand Saints' without reservation. Do yourself a favor, go to the movies and watch a real story :)… Expand

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JLuis_001

Sep 6, 2017

I enjoyed it, it does not have a very agile rhythm, but the story is attractive enough to keep you hooked. This is a must see for the nostalgic of the 80's and undoubtedly a film of excellent reflection of the youth giving the step towards adulthood and maturity.

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ydnar4

Sep 28, 2015

Ten Thousand Saints is based on a novel which I read about half of. I would say that from what I read of the book that the movie was fairly loyal to the source material but much like the book it was just sort of uninteresting. The story is kind of flat and its hard to get engaged. The majorTen Thousand Saints is based on a novel which I read about half of. I would say that from what I read of the book that the movie was fairly loyal to the source material but much like the book it was just sort of uninteresting. The story is kind of flat and its hard to get engaged. The major redeeming quality was the performance from Ethan Hawke even though you could possibly find some similarities with his character from Boyhood.… Expand

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The3AcademySins

Dec 21, 2017

Ten Thousand Saints is a boring, lifeless coming-of-age story that tries way too hard to be "edgy" without really giving us a reason why. It's very bland, boring, uninteresting, and despite some solid performances, never really gets you connected to the main character, which is crucial in aTen Thousand Saints is a boring, lifeless coming-of-age story that tries way too hard to be "edgy" without really giving us a reason why. It's very bland, boring, uninteresting, and despite some solid performances, never really gets you connected to the main character, which is crucial in a coming-of-age story. Give this one a pass.… Expand

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