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By Lisa Kennedy (833) for Denver Post (1,096) on 30 Nov 2012

[A] hushed, tenderly observant drama about a young woman trying to do right by herself and her marriage while her husband is in prison…

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By Dante_Finn (36) on 17 Nov 2012

This is a tough minded story of change that happens in almost imperceptibly tiny increments The director conveys a cleared eyed drama and adds…

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By Netflic (224) on 05 Nov 2012

This movie is a complete opposite of an action movie. No car chases, no rapes, almost no guns…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 02 Nov 2012

In fact, restraint is the word that best characterizes DuVernay's film. This isn't a movie filled with overt action or outbursts of melodrama…

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By Michael Dequina (1,684) for TheMovieReport.com (1,582) on 29 Oct 2012

Its unadorned simplicity belies the exquisite thought, craft, and heart that only could have made such an accomplishment possible…

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By Jeff Meyers (379) for Metro Times (Detroit, MI) (691) on 25 Oct 2012

There's also a fine line between meditative and just plain pokey…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 25 Oct 2012

This beautifully acted and gradually revealed drama is a quiet discovery…

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 23 Oct 2012

This is a tough-minded story of change that happens in almost imperceptibly tiny increments - as true growth so often does in reality…

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By Leon B (942) on 19 Oct 2012

Really, really good movie. A story that you almost never see in theaters. Corinealdi gives a really strong performance & is so beautiful…

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By Diana S (414) on 18 Oct 2012

Strong performances, interesting story with universal human themes about love, loneliness, loyalty, and loss…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 18 Oct 2012

This film is about a particular African-American experience, true, but it's also about the human experience. It will haunt you. It should…

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By Clay Cane (203) for BET.com (238) on 17 Oct 2012

A heartbreaking but teachable story about love and the morbid sacrifices we make to find it…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 17 Oct 2012

What makes Middle of Nowhere a break-even proposition, rather than something to avoid, is that it deals with an aspect of life and with characters…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 17 Oct 2012

It's confident storytelling, in which often the actors' faces, rather than dialogue, tell us what we need to know…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 17 Oct 2012

Nothing is easily resolved in this complex drama, which makes it all the more honestly moving…

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By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 17 Oct 2012

The love triangle, which comes to overwhelm the second half, feels more like soap opera than anything else, and the able cast can't redeem…

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By Fuchi Y (3) on 16 Oct 2012

The characters were portrayed with intense but delicate emotion. Very good acting. This movie is well worth seeing…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 16 Oct 2012

Middle of Nowhere isn't a highly charged drama, as you might have gathered…

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By Valerie H (87) on 15 Oct 2012

I loved the realistic portrayal of the characters. The lead portrays pain so well without even speaking…

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By Sosanya J (3) on 14 Oct 2012

Powerful sophomore effort from emerging indie filmmaker Ava DuVernay…

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