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C.O.G.
Directed by
Kyle Patrick Alvarez
R
2013
88m
Comedy
,
Drama
5.6
69%
35%
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A cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path.
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Cast of C.O.G.
Jonathan Groff
David
Denis O'Hare
Jon
Corey Stoll
Curly
Dean Stockwell
Hobbs
Dale Dickey
Debbie
Casey Wilson
Martha
Troian Bellisario
Jennifer
Danny Belrose
Tattooed Man
Tommy Hestmark
Fair Man
Tyra Richards
Pregnant Woman
Beth Furumasu
Attendant
Keiko Green
Make Out Woman
Kamyar Jahan
Make Out Man
Zachary Vitale
Military Guy
Marvella McPartland
Old Woman on Bus
Tim Patteron
Bus Driver
Blake Lindsley
David's Mom
Eloy Méndez
Pedro
Cami Storm
Pretty Mexican Girl
Dana Millican
Fair Woman
Louis Hobson
Rob
Vu Pham
Factory Manager
Castillo Morales
Field Worker
Lara Baker
Factory Woman #1
Teresa Wells Jones
Factory Woman #2
Ellen Bloodworth
Curly's Mother
Sean Ghazi
Paul
Brennan Sprecher
Older Son
Alexander Chapin-Plata
Younger Son
Katy Beckemeyer
Blonde Woman
Gloria Alvarez
9:15 Woman
Julie Groff
9:15 Woman's Friend
Jewel Robinson
Tissue Box Woman
Jennifer Oswald
Church Member
Kim Bissett
Church Member (uncredited)
Simos Kalivas
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Karli Klein
Waitress (uncredited)
Katie Klein
Store Patron (uncredited)
Timothy Levine
Church member (uncredited)
Diego Sanchez
Field Worker (uncredited)
Asha Sawyer
Fair Extra (uncredited)
Tyron Strickland
Bus Traveler (uncredited)
Jeremy Evan Taylor
Church Member (uncredited)
Bob Olin
Pastor
Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Director / Writer / Producer
David Sedaris
Writer
Stephen Nemeth
Producer
Cookie Carosella
Producer
C.O.G. Ratings & Reviews
Nicholas Florio
June 4, 2025
Funny movie and the characters are hilarious. The ending definitely leaves something to be desired. It kind of leaves you thinking, what was the point of the movie. I gave it ao many stats for the dry humor and the the story line was pretty good.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
Modest and good-looking, the film starts as dark comedy and ends in pathos. Director Alvarez makes the Oregon scenery a character unto itself.
RogerEbert.com
Dan Callahan
People who approach it as a film in its own right, with its own rhythms and goals and pleasures, will be amply rewarded.
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
Despite smatterings of wit and a stable of skilled performers, "C.O.G." struggles to find a consistent tone, its episodic structure veering from farcical to poignant to dangerously raw.
San Francisco Chronicle
David Lewis
a dramedy that keeps you guessing where the main character is going (emotionally and physically) as he drifts from one odd situation to the next.
Arizona Republic
Randy Cordova
The film features snappy, hilarious bits among the coming-of-age vignettes, but it loses momentum as it winds toward a finish. You won't grow bored with the characters, but you might check your watch a few times.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
For Sedaris fans, "C.O.G." is a regrettably patronizing washout.
IndieWire
Eric Kohn
"C.O.G" is like a collage of Americana from the perspective of someone incapable of comprehending its value.
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
There are a few stretches in C.O.G. where the movie feels like it's dawdling, much like its protagonist. But the wonderfully sad, exhilarating ending proves this filmmaker knew exactly where he was headed the entire time.
Chicago Reader
Andrea Gronvall
Writer-director Kyle Patrick Alvarez blends pointed satire with gallows humor, much like Sedaris himself.
The Dissolve
Nick Schager
Bolstered by beautiful cinematographic framing that expresses his alienation, the film strikes a fine balance between hilarity and heartbreak.
TheWrap
Alonso Duralde
Alvarez rides a fine line with the Candide-esque nature of the story, pointing out the absurdities of the people that David meets along the way but never skirting the fact that wiseacre David has a lot to learn about the real world.
AV Club
A.A. Dowd
There are some who have complained that C.O.G. ends too abruptly, but it has the bracing, devastating punctuation of a fine short story.
Slant Magazine
Kalvin Henely
As an adaptation of Davis Sedaris's short essay from his acclaimed 1997 compilation, Naked, it's a letdown, as it doesn't exude the pop of the author's trademark humor.
Hollywood & Fine
Marshall Fine
A deceptive film: a drama disguised as a comedy, with laughs that are undercut but sad truths.
Village Voice
Sherilyn Connelly
What was very funny in print becomes serious and occasionally dour onscreen, with fewer laughs than you would expect from a Sedaris project.
Eye for Film
Amber Wilkinson
Despite Alvarez's good work with his actors, the oil of Sedaris's satirical characters and water of Alvarez's indie sensibilities, refuse to mix.
Film Threat
Brian Tallerico
Strong performances throughout and a pair of truly stellar ones make the flaws of C.O.G. easier to overlook and it continues to bolster the reputation of Alvarez as a notable young filmmaker worth watching.
Paste Magazine
Michael Dunaway
The characters are of tedious cardboard and are nearly without interest, wasting the considerable character talents of the likes of Dale Dickey and Dean Stockwell.
Variety
Peter Debruge
The source material may be David Sedaris (this marks the first time the essayist has allowed one of his pieces to be adapted), but the tone couldn't be more Kyle Patrick Alvarez, who once again steers auds to some gloriously uncomfortable places.
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