Awful Nice

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Awful Nice
Awful Nice poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Todd Sklar
Written byAlex Rennie
Todd Sklar
Produced byJoe Krigsfeld
Jason Krigsfeld
Michael Forstein
Adam Paulsen
Todd Sklar
Maury Steinman
Brock Williams
StarringAlex Rennie
James Pumphrey
Christopher Meloni
Brett Gelman
Keeley Hazell
Laura Ramsey
Josh Fadem
Charlie Sanders
Jon Gabrus
D.C. Pierson
Dominic Dierkes
CinematographyAdam Ginsberg
Edited byKamau Bilal
Music byMark Harrison
Production
companies
Brothers K
Range Life Entertainment
Distributed by Screen Media Films
Release dates
  • March 8, 2013 (2013-03-08)(SXSW)
  • March 7, 2014 (2014-03-07)(United States)
Running time
93 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Awful Nice is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Todd Sklar and written by Sklar and Alex Rennie. The film stars Rennie, James Pumphrey, Christopher Meloni, Brett Gelman, Keeley Hazell and Josh Fadem. The film was released on March 7, 2014, by Screen Media Films.

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Cast

Release

The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 8, 2013. [1] The film was released on March 7, 2014, by Screen Media Films. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Peter Debruge (March 15, 2013). "Film Review: 'Awful Nice'". Variety. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  2. "Awful Nice Reviews". Metacritic. March 5, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2016.