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Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Edward Norton, John Cusack, Martin Sheen, Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal |
Director |
Shane Salerno |
Music | Lorne Balfe |
Cinematography | Anthony Savini, Buddy Squires |
Editing | Jeffrey Doe, Regis Kimble, Sabine Krayenb¨hl, Langdon Page |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2013 |
Produced by | The Story Factory |
Official Site | IMDB page | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Documentary |
Language | Very mild |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Mild to moderate, infrequent |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | Biographical about Salinger life strong [sic]. The effects [sic]. The psyche of reasons [sic] for a man who withdrew from public acclaim and from those that loved him. The movie also deals with destractive [sic] effects in relationships i.e. too much focus on work and working [sic] one's partner. |
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PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated PG-13 for disturbing war images, thematic elements and smoking |
Runtime | 120 |
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
Suggested age limit 14 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
Sex |
Language |
Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Stephanie Merrie 'Salinger' fails to impress. | 5 | |
Metacritic.com 28 critics | 8 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 78 critics | 12 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer A so-so documentary about a fascinating personality, Salinger has moments of insight but is too often bogged down by reenactments and a lack of attention to the man's actual writings. | 7 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 10 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 366 Netizens Powerful and Intense. Entertaining, heartfelt, intellectual and insightful. | 11 | |
Average .. 45% | 9 |