The Free World

Name: The Free World
Genre: Drama
Released: September 23, 2016
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 46

2016

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IFC Films | Release Date: September 23, 2016 | R

Summary: Following his release from a brutal stretch in prison for crimes he didn't commit, Mo (Boyd Holbrook) is struggling to adapt to life on the outside. When his world collides with Doris (Elizabeth Moss), a mysterious married woman with a violent past, he decides to risk his newfound freedom to keep her in his life.

Director: Jason Lew

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 100 min

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The Playlist Katie Walsh

Jan 29, 2016

While there are some missteps in the story, there’s a lot to admire in The Free World, particularly in what is sure to be a breakout role for Holbrook. Read full review

David Rooney

Jan 29, 2016

The uneven drama remains reasonably engrossing thanks to affecting performances from Boyd Holbrook and Elisabeth Moss. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Sep 22, 2016

The heavy-handed man-beast comparison is one of several grossly overstated themes in a movie that abruptly changes direction as it goes along while taking shortcuts that leave its characters underdeveloped and crucial plot elements barely fleshed out. Read full review

Justin Gerber

Jan 29, 2016

Animal shelter/prison facility parallels become too heavy-handed, and performances packed with emotion give way to on-the-lam clichés. Read full review

Abbey Bender

Sep 28, 2016

Jason Lew's lost-soul drama The Free World offers a modest exploration of innocence and guilt, with occasional interludes of both violence and romance Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Oct 2, 2018

The film founders when Lew sends the couple, platonic and respectful (he is a Muslim, remember), on the run. That dash rather spoils the picture’s paranoid compactness, and it goes on and on, melodrama added unto melodrama. Read full review

The Film Stage Jordan Raup

Jan 29, 2016

Despite actors who are clearly committed to the material, The Free World is an unfortunate misfire of banality. Read full review

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