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Nov 25, 2020 · “Uncle Frank” commits the unforgivable sin of giving us one evil character whose demise suddenly unleashes a wave of understanding amongst family members who were, until this point, perfectly happy to enforce the harmful status quo that traumatized one of their own.
77% Tomatometer 122 Reviews 83% Audience Score 500+ Ratings. In 1973, teenaged Beth Bledsoe (Sophia Lillis) leaves her rural Southern hometown to study at New York University where her beloved...
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Uncle Frank Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Michael Cuby them. Uncle Frank is sure to be one of Amazon’s future awards season players. Full Review |...
Nov 25, 2020 · In “Uncle Frank,” the writer-director Alan Ball (“True Blood”) combines several overworked genres — the coming-of-age picture, the road-trip odyssey, the angst-filled family-reunion ...
Jan 26, 2020 · ‘Uncle Frank’: Film Review. Paul Bettany plays a closeted gay man forced to come out to his Southern family in Alan Ball's accomplished '70s-set drama. By Dennis Harvey. Brownie Harris.
Nov 25, 2020 · Paul Bettany and Sophia Lillis star in writer-director Alan Ball's "Uncle Frank," a melodrama set in late 1960s/early 1970s about a closeted gay NYU professor and his South Carolina family.
Jan 25, 2020 · Uncle Frank marks the return to feature filmmaking after a long hiatus for Alan Ball, the innovative showrunner behind TV’s Six Feet Under and True Blood.
Nov 25, 2020 · In 1973, teenaged Beth Bledsoe (Sophia Lillis) leaves her rural Southern hometown to study at New York University where her beloved Uncle Frank (Paul Bettany) is a revered literature professor.
Jan 25, 2020 · ‘Uncle Frank’ Review: Paul Bettany Rises Above Mawkish ’70s Dramedy From Alan Ball. "American Beauty" writer and TV powerhouse Ball returns to film with a crowdpleasing dramedy about the...
Nov 23, 2020 · ‘Uncle Frank’ Review: After decades in the closet, a gay man’s pain comes out. In 'Uncle Frank,' Paul Bettany delivers a deeply affecting performance as a closeted gay man coming to terms with his family's prejudices, and his own fears. By Todd Gilchrist. last updated 23 November 2020.
