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Morris from America

2016

Chad Hartigan

Craig Robinson, Carla Juri, Jakub Gierszal, Eva Löbau ...

5.9

137

Comedy. Drama. Romance The romantic and coming-of-age misadventures of a 13-year-old American living in Germany.

	Author	Review
United States	Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter	"More character-focused than your usual coming-of-ager (...) [A] heart-warming crowdpleaser"	POS
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"A warm and winsome portrait of an African-American teenager adjusting uneasily to his new life in Heidelberg, Germany (...) ['Morris from America' is] the work of a filmmaker who knows how to listen to his characters"	POS
United States	Sam Fragoso IndieWire	"Robinson, in his first dramatic role, nearly saves Hartigan's flawed script with a knockout performance"	NEU
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"The novelty of the setting and the familiarity of the premise (...) combine to give 'Morris From America' buoyancy and heart"	POS
United States	Angelica Jade Bastien rogerebert.com	"'Morris from America' is not the kind of film that stays with you, but its central performances do (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Brian Moylan The Guardian	"[It] is charming, but like its hero, it’s ultimately unsure of what it wants to say (...) It’s a sweet movie with some good laughs and a phenomenal rap soundtrack, but it fails to rise above the pack (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	S. Jhoanna Robledo Common Sense Media	"This is a delightful fish-out-of-water comedy that's interesting and bold and brings something new to the genre."	POS

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