Time Out of Mind
IFC Films | Release Date: September 9, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
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Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
20
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierSep 8, 2015
The fear, desperation and hope of Time Out of Mind is painfully, hauntingly human. Read full review
90
SalonAndrew O'HehirSep 10, 2015
It certainly is possible that Gere’s memorable performance as George – one that is far more physical than verbal, and that pushes the star’s legendary charm in unexpected directions – will put him in line for his first Oscar nod. George is never a cliché of homelessness, and neither the actor nor the film ever makes the expected or automatic choices. Read full review
90
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlSep 8, 2015
Time Out of Mind is an experiment in empathy, an examination of bureaucracy and streetlife mundanity, and a movie that many will find a tough sit. Read full review
90
VarietyJustin ChangDec 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
88
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaOct 6, 2015
In an extraordinarily inward and moving performance, Gere sheds every vestige of his silver-screen persona. Read full review
88
Rolling StonePeter TraversSep 10, 2015
Gere, who has shockingly never been nominated for an Oscar, gives the performance of his career, intuitive and indelible. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzSep 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
83
Portland OregonianMarc MohanSep 24, 2015
Like Brad Pitt and Robert Redford, Gere's good looks have made it hard sometimes to recognize his acting ability, but it's on full display here in what is anything but a vanity project. Read full review
83
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthDec 8, 2014
Time Out Of Mind is a film of tremendous patience and pace, as it wants you to inhabit every minute, day, hour and year of homelessness. But it's through that considered approach that the reveal of George's deep self-hatred and low self-esteem carries an extraordinary power; time has worn his sense of self to the point of despair that's deeply moving. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzSep 24, 2015
Gere is terrific. It’s a tough job standing out at a distance, especially when we have to make an effort to find you, but Gere always commands our interest and attention. Read full review
80
The New York TimesA.O. ScottSep 8, 2015
Mr. Gere is fascinating to observe in this role, partly because he refuses to solicit sympathy, or even attention. Time Out of Mind is an intimate portrait of a man caught between the desire to be left alone and a need for human connection. Read full review
80
Time OutJoshua RothkopfSep 8, 2015
A remarkably committed portrait of NYC homelessness in which Gere—grizzled and often topped in a wool cap—hunkers destitute. Call it an actor’s stunt if you must, but that would be overly dismissive of an indie with a serious mission of social awakening on its brow. Read full review
80
CineVueBen NicholsonDec 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
75
Boston GlobePeter KeoughOct 2, 2015
This is no exercise in miserabilism. Instead Moverman and Gere take a problem and elevate it into a universal experience, turning social issues into existential insights. Read full review
75
Washington PostStephanie MerrySep 17, 2015
The movie sometimes dillydallies, but the unhurried rhythms ultimately have a hypnotic effect. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyDevan CogganSep 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
75
ObserverRex ReedSep 8, 2015
Richard Gere gives his most uncompromising three-dimensional performance in 20 years. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranSep 10, 2015
Given what it attempts, Time Out of Mind should be considered a success. An attempt to use a movie star to shine a dramatic light on the intractable problem of urban homelessness, the film's tone of austerity helps it to avoid sentimentality and simplistic answers. Read full review
67
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerSep 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
63
Slant MagazineElise NakhnikianDec 8, 2014
The film isn't preachy, but its indie-movie artiness sometimes get in the way of its noble mission, making us think more about the techniques being used than the effects they're meant to create. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinSep 9, 2015
Moverman is attempting something hugely ambitious with Time Out of Mind: a socially conscious, existential-displacement art movie. I think it would have worked better with a little less rigor and a little more intimacy. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Sep 8, 2015
It’s the epitome of the anti-vanity project—a way for a veteran charmer to prove that he has more to offer than charm. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSep 10, 2015
Every now and then, an interesting character pops up: Kyra Sedgwick, almost unrecognizable, is quite good as a homeless woman who collects aluminum cans. But these moments are as fleeting as George’s grip on reality. Read full review
50
New York PostLou LumenickSep 8, 2015
Perhaps this year’s timeliest film — as well as, unfortunately, one of the hardest to sit through. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyDec 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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