The Gutter (2024 film)

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The Gutter
The Gutter film poster.jpg
Release poster
Directed by
Written byYassir Lester
Produced by
  • Liz Destro
  • Isaiah Lester
  • Yassir Lester
Starring
CinematographyVeronica Bouza
Edited by
  • David Dean
  • Josh Porro
Music by Keegan DeWitt
Production
companies
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
Release dates
  • March 12, 2024 (2024-03-12)(SXSW)
  • November 1, 2024 (2024-11-01)(United States)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$17 million
Box office$17,750 [1] [2]

The Gutter is a 2024 American comedy film written by Yassir Lester, and directed by Yassir Lester and Isaiah Lester. It stars Shameik Moore, D'Arcy Carden, Paul Reiser and Susan Sarandon.

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Cast

Release

The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, 2024. [3] In August 2024, Magnolia Pictures acquired North American distribution rights to the film, scheduling it for a simultaneous release in theaters and video on demand on November 1, 2024. [4]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 73% of 26 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10. [5]

Matt Donato of Collider rated the film a 7 out of 10. [3] Lovia Gyarkye of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review and wrote, "...The Gutter — like an early Paul Beatty novel — seems destined to be a cult classic." [6] Stephen Saito of Variety also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Laughter strikes from all sides in The Gutter, the kind of brash and boisterous broad comedy that has largely been missing from multiplexes in recent years." [7] Fletcher Peters of The Daily Beast gave the film a negative review and wrote, "But all in all, do these bonkers, fantastical edits to the game of bowling make The Gutter a fun, farcical ride? Well, also no." [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Gutter". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Gutter – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Donato, Matt (March 14, 2024). "'The Gutter' Review: A New Comedy Like 'Dodgeball' and 'Anchorman' Is Born; SXSW 2024". Collider. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ Grobar, Matt (August 20, 2024). "Magnolia Pictures Acquires Bowling Comedy 'The Gutter' Starring Shameik Moore, D'Arcy Carden & Susan Sarandon". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ "The Gutter". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved December 31, 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. ↑ Gyarkye, Lovia (March 17, 2024). "'The Gutter' Review: Susan Sarandon and Shameik Moore Face Off in a Boisterous Bowling Comedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  7. ↑ Saito, Stephen (March 13, 2024). "'The Gutter' Review: Yassir and Isaiah Lester's Irreverent Bowling Comedy Leaves 'Em Rolling in the Aisles". Variety. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  8. ↑ Peters, Fletcher (March 12, 2024). "Susan Sarandon's Racist Bowling Cult Deserves a Better Movie Than 'The Gutter'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
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