Storyline
Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend.
Directors
Cast
Jennifer Hasty, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Catherine McGoohan, Kai Lennox, Goran Visnjic, Ewan McGregor, Jose Yenque, Lou Taylor Pucci, Bruce French, Cosmo, Mary Page Keller, Keegan Boos, China Shavers, Melissa Tang, Amanda Payton, Luke Dilberto, Jennifer Lauren Grant, Reynaldo Pacheco, Jodi Long, Leslie Shea, Michael Chieffo, June Saunders, Terry Walters, Lana Young, Algerita Wynn Lewis, Regine Redwing, Sunday Burke, Patrick L. Birkett, Sabera Wise, Rafael J. Noble, Rodney Saulsberry
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Reviews
100
Rarely do you find such self-plunging material beyond the realm of documentary or far-fringe museum fare, and despite his background in that arena, Mills sheds all preciosity in service of genuinely revealing introspection.
100
Slant Magazine
One of the most distinct pleasures of Beginners is the way it puts together fragments of someone's life-presumably the filmmaker's, although little does it matter-with humility, and without vying for some complete whole.
100
Boxoffice Magazine
Sweet moments of subtle comedy and straightforward family drama mix perfectly with Mike Mills' trademark artfulness in Beginners.
91
The movie darts, dreams, and sometimes seems to dance. The great Plummer, meanwhile, creates an inspiring, fully rounded man in late bloom, and McGregor responds with a performance to match.
91
Mills fashions the set-up for an overwrought, thoroughly depressing character study into an oddly charming comedy. It's a midlife crisis gently portrayed with sympathy rather than grief.
