Lonesome Jim (2005)

Directed by

Steve Buscemi

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 101 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A chronically depressed aspiring writer returns to his childhood home in Indiana after failing in New York. He struggles to fit back into his family's life while grappling with his own lack of motivation.

melancholicwryunderstatedbleakly humorousslow-burnintimatesubduedpoignant

What happens

Lonesome Jim is a 2005 American comedy drama film directed by Steve Buscemi and written by James C. Strouse, based partly upon events from his life. Filmed mostly in the city of Goshen, Indiana, the film stars Casey Affleck as a chronically depressed aspiring writer who moves back into his parents' home after failing to make it in New York City. The film premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize, which it lost to Ira Sachs' Forty Shades of Blue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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