The Grief of Others

The Grief of Others
Directed by	Patrick Wang
Screenplay by	Patrick Wang
Based on	The Grief of Others by Leah Hager Cohen
Produced by	Jim Cummings Erich Lochner Matt Miller Patrick Wang Benjamin Wiessner
Starring	Wendy Moniz Trevor St. John Rachel Dratch Chris Conroy Sonya Harum Mike Faist
Cinematography	Frank Barrera
Edited by	Elwaldo Baptiste
Music by	Aaron Jordan
Production companies	In the Family Vanishing Angle
Distributed by	Grasshopper Film
Release date	March 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)(SXSW)
Running time	102 minutes [1]
Country	United States
Language	English

The Grief of Others is a 2015 American tragedy film written and directed by Patrick Wang. It is based on the 2011 novel The Grief of Others by Leah Hager Cohen. The film stars Wendy Moniz, Trevor St. John, Rachel Dratch, Chris Conroy, Sonya Harum, and Mike Faist.

Cast

• Wendy Moniz as Ricky Ryrie
• Trevor St. John as John Ryrie
• Rachel Dratch as Madeleine Berkowitz
• Chris Conroy as Lance Oprisu
• Jenna Cooperman as Fiona
• Mike Faist as Gordie Joiner
• Sonya Harum as Jessica Safransky
• Theo Iyer as Hugh Chaudhuri
• Oona Laurence as Biscuit Ryrie
• Henry Gagliardi as Young Paul Ryrie ^[2]

Release

The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 15, 2015. ^{[1] [3]}

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 92% of 12 critics' reviews are positive. ^[4] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. ^[5]

On New York Times , Bilge Ebiri wrote that "It's an artful portrait of a world that refuses the order we try to impose on it when we close ourselves off to heartache, doubt and pain." ^[6] On Variety , Justin Chang wrote the film is "a delicate, elliptically structured portrait of six wounded souls coping with the aftermath of tragedy." ^[7]

On Los Angeles Times , Robert Abele said "Harder to miss, however, in every grainy 16mm shot and heartfelt performance is the movie's understated soul, as Wang guides us, sometimes awkwardly, usually touchingly, from isolation and secrets into understanding and connection." ^[8]

References

1. Justin Chang (2015-03-20). "'The Grief of Others' Review: Patrick Wang's Delicate Family Portrait". Variety. Archived from the original on 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
2. "Henry Gagliardi". IMDb . Archived from the original on 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
3. "'The Grief of Others': Cannes Review". Hollywood Reporter. 2015-05-11. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
4. "The Grief of Others". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved August 27, 2025.
5. "The Grief of Others". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
6. Ebiri, Bilge (November 2018). "Review: In 'The Grief of Others,' Mourning Becomes Eclectic". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
7. "SXSW Film Review: 'The Grief of Others'". 21 March 2015. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
8. "Review: 'The Grief of Others' is another example of Patrick Wang's restrained, soulful filmmaking". Los Angeles Times . November 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2020-02-18.

External links

• The Grief of Others at IMDb