Manchester by the Sea

After the death of his older brother, a man is shocked to learn that he has been made sole guardian of his nephew. Taking leave of his job, he reluctantly returns to Manchester-by-the-Sea to care for the nephew, a spirited 15-year-old, and is forced to deal with a past that separated him from his wife and the community where he was born and raised. Bonded by the man who held their family together, uncle and nephew struggle to adjust to a world without him. This film arrives with a string of awards and nominations under its belt, and is expected to be a strong Oscar contender.

135 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Violence).
Drama, On the art circuit

Showtimes

What’s that smell?

Credits

Cast	Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges
Director	Kenneth Lonergan
Screenplay	Kenneth Lonergan
Music	Lesley Barber
Cinematography	Jody Lee Lipes
Editing	Jennifer Lame
Sound formats
Soundtrack	Available
SA distributor	Ster-Kinekor
Made in	2016
Produced by	The Affleck/Middleton Project, B Story, Big Indie Pictures, CMP, K Period Media, Pearl Street Films

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama
Language	Moderate and frequent
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Mild to moderate and fairly frequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	[American sources complained about the persistent strong language, while FPB labels it as 'moderate', so I don't know if we got a tamer version, or if FPB is being more lenient here. USA rated it R == 16+. - Ed.]
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 17 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Todd McCarthy Layers of emotional dynamics in 'Manchester by the Sea'.	15
Cape Times Unknown	20
ScreenIt Jim Judy While it might not be everyone’s cup of tea -- especially if you’ve contemplated what will or would have happened to your kids should something had or might happen to you, or you simply would prefer to watch happier escapism fare -- this is a film lover’s dream if you enjoy watching actors and filmmakers performing at the top of their game.	15
Metacritic.com 49 critics	19
Rottentomatoes critics 183 critics	18
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Manchester by the Sea delivers affecting drama populated by full-bodied characters, marking another strong step forward for writer-director Kenneth Lonergan.	19
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	18
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Searing, insightful drama has intense themes, swearing.	15
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 175 users	16
Rottentomatoes users 26873 users	15
Internet 11185 Netizens A real experience of life fully lived	17
Average .. 85%	17