"Assisted Living" chronicles a day in the life of Todd, a janitor who spends his days smoking pot and interacting with the residents for his own entertainment. Todd's detachment from his surroundings is compromised only by his unlikely friendship with Mrs. Pearlman, a resident who begins to confuse him with her son. On this particular day, Todd must choose whether or not to play the part. "Assisted Living" is shot and staged in a real nursing home and gains much of its unique effect and style from the participation of actual residents and staff members. During much of the film, it is impossible to distinguish between what is real and what is fiction.
Assisted Living has generally received positive reviews.
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Assisted Living was released in 2005 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 50 reviews, giving Assisted Living (2005) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 66%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Assisted Living than critics were.
With a score of 70%, Assisted Living is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2005, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2005 with similar scores include films like Memoirs of a Geisha, Syriana and Broken Flowers.
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