Hide Away (film)

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Hide Away
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Film poster
Directed by Chris Eyre
Written byPeter Vanderwall
Produced by
  • Sally Jo Effenson
  • Chris Eyre
  • Kevin Reidy
Starring
Cinematography Elliot Davis
Edited by
  • Devin Maurer
  • Jonathan Lucas
Music by
Production
company
MMC Joule Films
Release dates
  • March 12, 2011 (2011-03-12)(SXSW)
  • May 25, 2012 (2012-05-25)(United States)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$30,655 [1] [2]

Hide Away, also known as A Year in Mooring, is a 2011 American psychological drama film directed and co-produced by Chris Eyre. It stars Josh Lucas as a successful businessman attempting to resurrect his life, with Ayelet Zurer, Jon Tenney, Taylor Nichols, and James Cromwell in supporting roles.

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The film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 12, 2011. [3] [4] It received a limited theatrical release in the United States on May 25, 2012.

Cast

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Hide Away holds an approval rating of 46% based on 13 reviews. [5] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 34 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". [6]

Joe Leydon of Variety wrote that the film "sails smoothly, if not downright defiantly, far beyond the commercial mainstream". [7] The Hollywood Reporter staff stated that it "offers an unconvincing tale of spiritual recovery" and "expects viewers to come along for the weepy ride but gives us no reason to care about its hero's pain or to cheer his inarticulate path out of it". [8] Drew Taylor of IndieWire called it "a truly lousy movie that does everything it can to suffocate Lucas' very fine performance". [9] Sheri Linden of the Los Angeles Times concluded her review saying director Chris Eyre "conveys a strong sense of place and of solitude, but can't replenish the story's shallows". [10] Stephen Holden of The New York Times described the film as "a ponderous piece of allegorical kitsch about grief and healing". [11]

Awards and nominations

YearFestivalCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2011 South by Southwest Film Festival Narrative Feature Competition – Grand Jury Chris Eyre Nominated [12]
Narrative Feature Competition – Best Cinematography Elliot Davis Won

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