Adventures in the Sin Bin

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Adventures in the Sin Bin
Directed byBilly Federighi
Written by Christopher Storer
Produced byBilly Federighi
Dante Federighi
Gary Giudice
Brian Petsos
Christopher Storer
Starring Michael Seater
Bo Burnham
Gillian Jacobs
Tim Blake Nelson
Emily Meade
Jeff Garlin
CinematographySeaumus Tierney
Edited byCraig Lewandowski
Music byJon Sadoff
Production
company
Moviola
Distributed by Phase 4 Films
Release date
  • October 18, 2013 (2013-10-18)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Adventures in the Sin Bin is a 2012 American adventure comedy-drama film written by Christopher Storer, directed by Billy Federighi and starring Michael Seater, Bo Burnham, Gillian Jacobs, Tim Blake Nelson, Emily Meade and Jeff Garlin.

Contents

Cast

Release

In June 2013, it was announced that Phase 4 Films acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to the film, which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2012. [1] The film was released in theaters and on demand on October 18, 2013. [2] [3]

Reception

The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, calling it "Heavily dependent on Wes Anderson's aesthetic but charming nonetheless." [4]

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References

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