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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 15 Oct 2014

Rudderless is a competent, well-acted melodrama, yet in scope and ambition it has the modest and serviceable scale of the small, not silver, screen…

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By Leba Hertz (37) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 15 Oct 2014

What makes this movie work is the charisma of Crudup and that Macy and Co. don’t dwell on the events that led up to the shooting…

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By Leah Greenblatt (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 15 Oct 2014

An ill-judged twist pitches the story sideways, but Crudup's performance holds the center. His pain isn't soggy or showy; it just feels true…

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By Jesse Hassenger (800) for AV Club (2,778) on 15 Oct 2014

Rudderless accumulates puzzling details and goodwill in near-equal measure…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for RedEye (906) on 15 Oct 2014

The way co-writer/first-time feature director William H. Macy withholds relevant information is hard to justify…

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Oregonian (1,550) on 15 Oct 2014

The movie wobbles as it approaches the home stretch, but, thanks to its leading man, manages to stick the landing…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 15 Oct 2014

Regardless of Crudup’s ranking as a box-office draw, he’s every inch the movie star in Rudderless, a rather strange but engrossing film…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 15 Oct 2014

Rudderless is a quietly ambitious film, and if it eventually collapses under the dramatic weight it's asked to shoulder — and it does —…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 15 Oct 2014

Rudderless, the misbegotten directorial debut of William H…

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By Joe Neumaier (1,294) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 14 Oct 2014

William H. Macy has pitch-perfect instincts as an actor…

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By Genevieve Koski (68) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 14 Oct 2014

Rudderless’ biggest flaw is that it’s overly committed to its trajectory, creating obvious cause-and-effect scenarios rather than letting…

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By Zach Hollwedel (108) for Under the Radar (636) on 14 Oct 2014

The most pleasantly surprising element of Rudderless is its soundtrack. The songs ... are melodious and endearing, both humorous and moving…

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By Sam Weisberg (60) for Village Voice (8,525) on 13 Oct 2014

The result, despite a few stellar moments, is a not-quite-tragic-enough meditation on mourning and self-healing, crossed with a not-quite-gritty-enough…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 13 Oct 2014

A tragic quasi-musical that never quite finds its way…

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By Keith Uhlich (870) for Time Out (7,510) on 13 Oct 2014

What really makes Rudderless a full-blown affront is a late-breaking narrative revelation (no spoilers here) that’s meant to add resonant…

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By Tomas Hachard (101) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 12 Oct 2014

It unnecessarily hampers itself for over an hour for the sake of a gotcha moment before finally allowing its actors to explore something more…

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By Daniel Fienberg (11) for Hitfix (861) on 14 Aug 2014

[Crudup] responds with a performance that's funny, heartbreaking and confidently musical, anchoring a film with a challenging and sometimes…

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By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 14 Aug 2014

Though some plot elements are pushily therapeutic, they're offset by others whose novelty distinguishes Rudderless from movies of its sort…

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By Chase Whale (135) for The Playlist (3,871) on 14 Aug 2014

It’s an ambitious and strong first start for Macy’s filmmaking career as he’s clearly taken a note or two from some of the great filmmakers…

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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 14 Aug 2014

Crudup does a lot to keep things watchable, playing with a slightly acidic wryness that suggests the character’s humor has only been heightened…

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