Trees Lounge

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Steve Buscemi

Producer:

Julie Silverman Yorn, Nick Wechsler, Chris Hanley

Release Date:

Oct 11, 1996

Runtime:

1hr 35m

Synopsis

Tommy is an unemployed mechanic who spends most of his time in a bar (Trees Lounge) in a small blue collar town. He seems to always be thinking, "If only X then I could stop drinking".

Cast

  • Steve Buscemi
  • Mark Boone
  • Chloë Sevigny
  • Michael Buscemi
  • Anthony LaPaglia
  • Elizabeth Bracco
  • Danny Baldwin
  • Carol Kane
  • Bronson Dudley
  • Eszter Balint

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Nov 11, 2019

    As soon as I started this movie I needed a drink. For every hour above Trees Lounge clocked another shot. Another beer. Another dance. Written and directed by Steve Buscemi is just the type of film you’d expect him to make — an alcoholic scrounging his life away at a bar…

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    Edith
    Edith
    May 27, 2021

    ok why can’t i meet a guy who looks like steve buscemi

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    Brianna
    Brianna
    Apr 20, 2025

    I remember reading about this movie back in the day in some interview with David Chase and I couldn’t help but feel at home watching this so soon after a full Sopranos rewatch. I kept thinking about Christopher Moltisanti's famous line, "Where's my arc?" while watching this…

    259 Likes
    Ian West
    Ian West
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    Sep 18, 2022

    Almost anything can be preserved in alcohol, except health, happiness, and money.

    217 Likes
    CinemaVoid 🏴‍☠️
    CinemaVoid 🏴‍☠️
    Dec 13, 2018

    i hope that steve buscemi is having a good birthday today

    197 Likes
    megan
    megan
    Mar 2, 2013

    this film isn't about an alcoholic, alcoholics, or alcoholism. it's about fuck-ups. and there's a trait, or a plane, or something, that runs a straight line through every fuck-up's life that no one can really make sense of. trees lounge shows the effects of that trait over…

    187 Likes
    tsar
    tsar
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    Feb 5, 2023

    76th Review for The Collab Weekly Movie Watch Cited as an influence for The Sorpranos, Steve Buscemi's directorial and screenwriting debut is a very good examination of characters' self-destructive behavior. The performances are consistently good, with each actor…

    163 Likes
    Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine
    Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine
    Feb 27, 2021

    Steve Buscemi is sexy, can act AND direct? Please marry me

    148 Likes
    cammots
    cammots
    Nov 10, 2019

    I can go the rest of my life without another lonely guy falls for underage girl movie

    148 Likes
    alphonse0
    alphonse0
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  • Kent LeHoullier
    Kent LeHoullier loved
    Trees Lounge

    Amazing independent buschemi film from a great period in the 90s, when so many of these types of movies came out.

    9M
    Johnson Blanchard
    Johnson Blanchard loved
    Trees Lounge

    This movie's bleak ending leaves us just about where we started, and somehow that is alright with me.

    1Y
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Metacritic

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Based on 24 Critics
6.9

USER SCORE (7)

Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Reviews
88

If anybody ever wrote a Field Guide to Alcoholics, with descriptions of their appearance, sexual behavior and habitats, there would be a full-color portrait on the cover of Tommy, the hero of Trees Lounge.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
40

There are effective moments, a dime clutching tot watching an ice cream van plough gently into a garden wall after its driver has a heart attack, gives a stylish laugh, but at the end of the day perhaps a trip to the bar will be more fun.

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Metacritic review by Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Empire
90

Trees Lounge is not much more than a jumble of beautifully acted sketches that introduce the characters in Tommy's world.

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Metacritic review by Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
The New York Times
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Trees Lounge (1996) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Trees Lounge (1996)?
The movie is 1hr 35min long.
What's Trees Lounge (1996) about?
Tommy is an unemployed mechanic who spends most of his time in a bar (Trees Lounge) in a small blue collar town. He seems to always be thinking, "If only X then I could stop drinking".
Who's the cast of Trees Lounge (1996)?
  • Steve Buscemi
  • Mark Boone as Mike
  • Chloë Sevigny as Debbie
  • Michael Buscemi as Raymond
  • Anthony LaPaglia as Rob
  • Elizabeth Bracco as Theresa
  • Danny Baldwin as Jerry
  • Carol Kane as Connie
  • Bronson Dudley as Bill
  • Eszter Balint as Marie
Who's the director behind Trees Lounge (1996)?
Steve Buscemi directed Trees Lounge (1996).
Who produced Trees Lounge (1996)?
Julie Silverman Yorn, Nick Wechsler and Chris Hanley produced Trees Lounge (1996).