Rebel in the Rye

  • Rated PG 13
  • 1hr 46m
  • 46

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Release Date:

Sep 15, 2017

Runtime:

1hr 46m

Synopsis

The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, The Catcher in the Rye.

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Based on 30 Critics
6.5

USER SCORE (26)

Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Reviews
63
Sep 14, 2017

The film offers little more depth about the writer than his Wikipedia article and considerably less than one would get from reading the semi-autobiographical The Catcher in the Rye.

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Metacritic review by James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
40
Sep 14, 2017

Rebel in the Rye is Hollywood regular Danny Strong’s feature-film directorial debut, and it fumbles for a voice in tracking the life of a writer renowned for his.

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Metacritic review by Barbara VanDenburgh
Barbara VanDenburgh
Arizona Republic
37
Sep 14, 2017

Writer-director Danny Strong’s feature debut embodies the very phoniness that the author — and his signature character, Holden Caulfield — railed against.

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Metacritic review by Pat Padua
Pat Padua
Washington Post
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