The read
Audiences rate it 28 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Jacques is the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas, a homeless young man who has already given up on life. Determined to keep his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas is a fitting heir and takes him under his wing.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes32%
Metacritic40/100
Audiences rate it 28 points higher than critics do.
99 audience votes
Key crew
- Dagur KáriDirector
- Dagur KáriScreenplay
- SlowblowOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Brian CoxJacques
- Paul DanoLucas
- Stephanie SzostakSarah
- Isild Le BescoApril
- Bill BuellRoger Verne
- Ed WheelerJonathan
- Clark MiddletonDimitri
- Edmund LyndeckBarber
- Daniel RaymontMarkus
- Damian YoungRoddie
- André De ShieldsSooty
- Stephen McKinley HendersonPsychiatrist
Stills
Themes
friendshiphomeless personsan francisco, californiasuicide attemptmelancholytavernheart transplantempathetic