Medicine for Melancholy

  • 1hr 28m
  • 62

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Barry Jenkins, Barry Jenkins

Producer:

Justin Barber, Justin Barber, Greg O'Bryant, Cherie Saulter

Writer:

Barry Jenkins

Release Date:

Jan 30, 2009

Runtime:

1hr 28m

Synopsis

Twenty-four hours in the tentative relationship of two young San Franciscans also dealing with the conundrum of being a minority in a rapidly gentrifying city.

Cast

  • Wyatt Cenac
  • Tracey Heggins
  • Wyatt Cenac
  • Melissa Bisagni
  • Tracey Heggins
  • Emily Taplin
  • Melissa Bisagni
  • Erin Klenow
  • Brent Weinbach
  • Brent Weinbach
  • John Friedberg
  • Tommi Avicolli Mecca
  • Powell DeGrange
  • John Friedberg
  • Dana Julius

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Metacritic

62
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Based on 14 Critics
6.4

USER SCORE (17)

Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Reviews
63

Medicine for Melancholy is one of those feature debuts that equally hints at the filmmaker’s influences and the idiosyncratic direction they will eventually head on their own.

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Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm
50

Wyatt Cenac, the latest addition to The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, is the best reason to see this easygoing romantic comedy.

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Metacritic review by J.R. Jones
J.R. Jones
Chicago Reader
50

The film does not lack for ambition both in terms of its themes and artistic design. Consequently, his (Jenkins) feature debut, while not flashy, shows promise. Clearly, here is a young filmmaker who wants to tell stories rather than deliver shocks and sensation.

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Metacritic review by Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood Reporter
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