Time Out of Mind

Name: Time Out of Mind
Genre: Drama
Released: September 9, 2015
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 75
Cast: Ben Vereen, Jena Malone, Richard Gere

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IFC Films | Release Date: September 9, 2015 | Not Rated

Starring: Ben Vereen, Jena Malone, Richard Gere

Summary: George (Richard Gere) is a man struggling to find food and a place to sleep in New York City. Shuffled into the unforgiving bureaucracy of a men’s shelter, George seems destined to wind up as just another lost soul swallowed up by the system—until he meets a gregarious, down-and-out ex-jazzman (Ben Vereen) who inspires George to reconnectGeorge (Richard Gere) is a man struggling to find food and a place to sleep in New York City. Shuffled into the unforgiving bureaucracy of a men’s shelter, George seems destined to wind up as just another lost soul swallowed up by the system—until he meets a gregarious, down-and-out ex-jazzman (Ben Vereen) who inspires George to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Jena Malone). [IFC Films]… Expand

Director: Oren Moverman

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 120 min

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Joe Neumaier

Sep 8, 2015

The fear, desperation and hope of Time Out of Mind is painfully, hauntingly human. Read full review

Justin Chang

Dec 8, 2014

Richard Gere goes slumming in the streets of Manhattan and emerges with one of his more remarkable performances in Time Out of Mind, a haunting piece of urban poetry that further confirms Oren Moverman as a socially conscious filmmaker of rare conviction and authority. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Sep 8, 2015

Time out of Mind seems to have been undertaken for no other reason than that the filmmakers and actors believed in the truth of the material. How many American movies can you say that about? Read full review

Ben Nicholson

Dec 8, 2014

Gere does a fantastic job of embodying this broken man... It's an incredibly moving performance that lends Time Out of Mind emotional weight and anchors this contemplation of a man adrift in a world that doesn't appear to care. Read full review

Devan Coggan

Sep 16, 2015

The film’s not entirely effective as drama. The pacing and sparse plot keep it from being truly immersive, and it’s not exactly a film designed to spur social change, either. Instead, it’s worth watching for Gere alone. Read full review

Peter Rainer

Sep 11, 2015

Gere is believable enough, and so are his costars (Steve Buscemi and Kyra Sedgwick turn up in small roles). Vereen is best – he creates a full-bodied character using the sparest of means. It’s a magnificent cameo. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

Dec 8, 2014

With Gere’s character so lacking in memory and mental clarity, the film provides very little for an audience to latch on to. Tedium quickly sets in and is only sporadically relieved in this labor of love that simply doesn’t reward even the patient attention of sympathetic viewers. Read full review

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smiyamot

Dec 16, 2015

Really not good. Richard Gere portrays a homeless man; we find out how he went from regular guy to a lost soul. Lots of stereotype homeless situations. While Gere has always been a handsome guy, I've never felt he is a great actor. In this movie, he needs to show many emotions of a manReally not good. Richard Gere portrays a homeless man; we find out how he went from regular guy to a lost soul. Lots of stereotype homeless situations. While Gere has always been a handsome guy, I've never felt he is a great actor. In this movie, he needs to show many emotions of a man who has spiraled down into the bottom of society, and I didn't see it. I saw the usual Gere facial expressions, which I've seen in many movies, the last one being the Second Best Marigold Hotel. The stories and circumstances are vastly different but Gere seems the same. He shines in movies where he just has to look good, from American Gigolo to Chicago.… Expand

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Filmcritic1956

Oct 29, 2015

I have seen some bad films in my life, but this one may top the chart. This is one of those unwatchable movies that the critics praise because of the subject matter (the homeless--would be politically incorrect not to), despite the fact that there is no plot, no character development, andI have seen some bad films in my life, but this one may top the chart. This is one of those unwatchable movies that the critics praise because of the subject matter (the homeless--would be politically incorrect not to), despite the fact that there is no plot, no character development, and nothing about it worth sitting through. The homeless people are treated badly in the big cities? Is that the big message here? Gee, what a surprise! The so-called small budget ($5 million) would have done a lot more good had it actually been used to help those poor people instead of inflicting pain and boredom on the moviegoing audience. I certainly would have preferred giving my ticket amount to the homeless rather than waste it on this terrible excuse for entertainment.… Expand

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