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The Living

2014 · 1h 29m · R Thriller
Directed by Jack Bryan

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After an alcohol induced blacked-out night of drinking, Teddy discovers he has severely beaten his wife, Molly. As he attempts to redeem himself to her she must decide whether or not she will take him back as her mother, Angela, continuously expresses her disapproval, all the while her brother, Gordon, falls in way over his head as he tries to hire an ex-con, Howard, to kill Teddy.

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"The Living" presents itself as a searing genre piece about domestic violence, but it proves to be only a shell of its potential.

Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times
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An effective modern day noir.

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
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The emotional dynamics in domestic violence, for the abuser and the abused, are often too disturbing and complex to be treated as superficially as "The Living" does.

Andy Webster, New York Times

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