The Color Wheel

Name: The Color Wheel
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Family
Released: May 18, 2012
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 53

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Release Date: May 18, 2012

Summary: JR has broken up with her professor. She enlists her nervous and obnoxious younger brother Colin to take a short road trip in order to help move out her belongings. They bicker and fight, with one another and pretty much anybody they encounter, before being brought to a place of togetherness and understanding as a result of being pushedJR has broken up with her professor. She enlists her nervous and obnoxious younger brother Colin to take a short road trip in order to help move out her belongings. They bicker and fight, with one another and pretty much anybody they encounter, before being brought to a place of togetherness and understanding as a result of being pushed away by everybody in their lives except one another.… Expand

Director: Alex Ross Perry

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance, Family

Runtime: 83 min

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Joseph Jon Lanthier

May 14, 2012

Much like the work of generational cohort Michael Robinson, Alex Ross Perry's films are steeped in a viscous cultural past. Read full review

Wesley Morris

May 17, 2012

You can feel the movie building away from the whiny comedy and toward something more emotionally raw then something sexually weird. Read full review

Boxoffice Magazine Sara Maria Vizcarrondo

May 18, 2012

A film about how outwardly alienating our circles are (much to the detriment of our careers) and how caustic our supposedly nurturing intimacies can be at the same time. Read full review

Shawn Levy

May 31, 2012

There's handmade and then there's amateurish. This, alas, is the latter. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jun 7, 2012

You might not "like" Perry's movie, but it's hard to deny the forensically assured sensibility at work. Read full review

Walter Addiego

May 31, 2012

As an indulgence in creative verbal abuse, the film offers some nasty fun. Read full review

Steve Erickson

May 8, 2012

The Color Wheel is funny, but it has a dark streak that takes it into increasingly creepy territory as the siblings face down a procession of people who are even more screwed-up than they are. Read full review

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DrBlahBlah

May 1, 2017

Although the cinematography leaves much to be desired, The Color Wheel delivers brilliant dialogue, original characters, and a genuine sense of nihilistic comedy.

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YungKang

Jun 18, 2018

Smothering close ups, crude cinematography, pushing-the-limits-of-good-taste dialogue all contribute to one of the most banal and absurdist comedies of this decade. It's not for everyone, but those who share a love for Ionesco-esque dialogue will certainly love this film.

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