The Tomorrow Man

Name: The Tomorrow Man
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: May 22, 2019
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 49
Cast: Anthony Lafornara, Blythe Danner, Derek Cecil, Eve Harlow, Isabelle Boni

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Bleecker Street Media | Release Date: May 22, 2019 | PG-13

Starring: Anthony Lafornara, Blythe Danner, Derek Cecil, Eve Harlow, Isabelle Boni, John Lithgow, Katie Aselton, Liz Cameron, Shawn M. Essler, Sophie Thatcher, Tyler Aser, Wendy Makkena

Summary: Ed Hemsler spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner spends her life shopping for things she may never use. In a small town somewhere in America, these two people will try to find love while trying not to get lost in each other's stuff.

Director: Noble Jones

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 94 min

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Rex Reed

May 24, 2019

If you cherish the rare opportunity to watch magnificent actors as perfect as Blythe Danner and John Lithgow giving it all they’ve got, in a film about grown-ups, then the line starts here. Read full review

Alan Ng

May 1, 2019

The Tomorrow Man is not one of these high-dramas with something profound to say about human natures. It’s more a chance to watch two veteran actors in John Lithgow and Blythe Danner do what they spent their entire lives doing, and that’s act and act real damn good. They find that right balance between being normal and quirky to turn out a grounded performance. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nell Minow

May 21, 2019

The actors bring a great deal of humanity to keep a wobbly script from going too far off balance. Read full review

Derek Smith

May 17, 2019

The film is content to peddle the naïve notion that love is the panacea for all that ails you. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jun 13, 2019

There’s a demographic niche desperate to be served that this movie is aimed at, and more’s the pity that it’s not better as there are so few filmmakers and studios willing to tell stories of this generation, for this generation. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

May 29, 2019

John Lithgow and Blythe Danner make an offbeat and winning combination, with total belief that they’re in a really good movie. Unfortunately, they’re not. Read full review

Scott Craven

May 22, 2019

While the film’s last 30 seconds are refreshing, they hardly redeem the previous 90 minutes of utter predictability. Read full review

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mikyhard

Aug 30, 2021

A well acted, introspective, thoughtful, romantic comedy with a self-deprecating ending.

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TVJerry

Jun 25, 2020

John Lithgow can do no cinematic wrong. Even though he doesn't play an impressive historical figure, he gets to create a quietly unusual character: a prepper who stores goods in a secret room for the ultimate end. His simple existence is upended when he sees an attractive woman (BlytheJohn Lithgow can do no cinematic wrong. Even though he doesn't play an impressive historical figure, he gets to create a quietly unusual character: a prepper who stores goods in a secret room for the ultimate end. His simple existence is upended when he sees an attractive woman (Blythe Danner) and their tentative relationship begins. Of course, Danner is always a delight and this time is no exception. While there are personal demons for them to overcome, it's really about their budding romance. The script and direction are adequate without ever being exceptional, but the film's strength is the sweet harmony of these 2 actors and their lovely duet.… Expand

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GreatMartin

Jun 7, 2019

John Lithgow and Blyth Danner are 'go to' actors who can always be depended on to make a movie just a bit better than others and sometimes give a performance that stands out from all others in the cast. In the case of "The Tomorrow Man" the director/writer Noble Jones lets both down givingJohn Lithgow and Blyth Danner are 'go to' actors who can always be depended on to make a movie just a bit better than others and sometimes give a performance that stands out from all others in the cast. In the case of "The Tomorrow Man" the director/writer Noble Jones lets both down giving them a good setup but then leaves them astray and the actors do the best that they can but it doesn't add up to a hit. Ed (Lithgow) and Ronnie (Danner) are septuagenarians with the former arranging a 'meet cute' episode outside a grocery store, where Ed has noticed Ronnie, that soon turns into while not quite a love story but more of awkward coming out of their shells tale. Ed and Ronnie are hoarders but Ed is hoarding for the future apocalypse in a well-organized manner while Ronnie is hoarding because of past events without a system to talk about. There are quiet scenes of Ed and Ronnie on a couch eating popcorn and watching television or Ed bringing her flowers or she spooning him, both fully dressed There is one scene, in particular, when Noble Jones, the screenwriter, lets his whole cast down by having Ed bring Ronnie, introducing her as his girlfriend, to a Thanksgiving Dinner given by son Brian (Derek Cecil), Brian's wife Janet (Katie Aselton) with their daughter Jeanine, (Sophie Thatcher) that just falls flat when it should have shown us more about Ed and his way of thinking. "The Tomorrow Man" could have been, should have been, an interesting story of septuagenarians as the two actors playing them brought the charm they have as actors but weren't allowed to the get into the whys of the 'baggage' we all bring to relationships when we are older. Nor could I buy the ending even though I know one should check their logic at the door when walking into a movie! Oh yes, let's not forget the role Wendy Makkena plays bringing a real dumb angle to the whole thing.… Expand

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