Bad Manners | |
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Directed by | Jonathan Kaufer |
Screenplay by | David Gilman |
Based on | Bad Manners by David Gilman |
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Cinematography | Denis Maloney |
Edited by | Robin Katz |
Music by | Ira Newborn |
Distributed by | Phaedra Cinema |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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The film received positive reviews from critics and has an 85% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [1]
Roger Ebert gave the film three stars. [2]
Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B. [3]
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