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Gabriel
Directed by
Lou Howe
NR
2014
89m
Drama
,
Family
,
and more
6.5
88%
80%
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A troubled young man searches obsessively for his first love, risking everything in an increasingly desperate pursuit.
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Cast of Gabriel
Rory Culkin
Gabriel
David Call
Matthew
Deirdre O'Connell
Meredith
Emily Meade
Alice
Louisa Krause
Sarah
Lynn Cohen
Nonny
Alexia Rasmussen
Kelly
Frank De Julio
Paul
Desmin Borges
Rudy
Sean Cullen
Jonathan Norton
Chase Anderson
Son at diner
Lou Howe
Director / Writer
Luca Borghese
Producer
Ben Howe
Producer
Gabriel Ratings & Reviews
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March 28, 2025
one of the greatest depictions of mental health issues i've seen
Clara Amorim
March 4, 2025
The urge to turn into Gabriel after any minor inconvenance is taking me down everdyday
Reel Talk Online
Candice Frederick
[Writer/Director Lou] Howe should be commended for taking on such a mature project that has its moments of intrigue, but Gabriel just never quite gets there.
The Film Stage
John Fink
Gabriel watches, ponders and ultimately avoids an arc required to elegantly resolve the story.
Newcity
Ray Pride
[A]ll is transcended when an actor like Rory Culkin sets to a role with such ardor, such wide-eyed, hollow-faced habitation... Gabriel pulses with its protagonist's eddying damage... suicidal urges, meds-shedding and diverse bipolar-inflected woes.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
"Gabriel" exhibits a welcome understanding of the broken, and the ripple effect of their pain.
BuzzFeed News
Alison Willmore
Gabriel is a showcase for Culkin, but it doesn't lose sight of the experiences of the characters' loved ones and the bone-deep exhaustion that comes with caring about him.
IndieWire
Eric Kohn
"Gabriel" never entirely compliments its eponymous subject with a story that can match his erratic mentality, but Howe's restrained approach is refreshingly unsentimental, never once creating the possibility of an easy resolution to the situation.
RogerEbert.com
Matt Zoller Seitz
Is "Gabriel" trying to say anything about mental illness, or society's attitude toward it? I don't think so, and that's probably for the best, because it's a big part of what makes the movie so refreshing.
New York Times
Daniel M. Gold
This film maintains its anxious themes throughout, which makes for some tedious stretches because the tension never breaks. Despite that, or maybe because of it, "Gabriel" is unexpectedly absorbing.
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
Rory Culkin's turn in the deeply felt and haunting "Gabriel" is so powerful you can't look away.
The Dissolve
Tasha Robinson
Culkin's terrifically effective performance and Howe's pitch-perfect writing and directing make it the kind of insightful, project that makes cineastes feel good about feeling bad.
AV Club
Mike D'Angelo
Gabriel, the first feature written and directed by Lou Howe, gives Culkin an opportunity to demonstrate serious range, and he takes full advantage; if this film doesn't ignite his career, it'll only be because too few people see it.
Blu-ray.com
Brian Orndorf
Dark but never dire, always protecting sensitivities and secrets until the right moment for confrontation comes along. Instead of giving into hysterics, Howe shows phenomenal patience.
Variety
Ronnie Scheib
Gabriel's dilemma, though suitably heartbreaking, and goosed along by Patrick Higgins' tension-stringed score, ultimately becomes as wearisome to viewers as it is to his exhausted clan.
The Hollywood Reporter
David Rooney
The intense, uncomfortable drama's downbeat nature is offset to a degree by the sensitivity of its observation, but the film serves primarily as a showcase for the emotionally raw lead performance of Rory Culkin.
Film Journal International
Rebecca Pahle
Rory Culkin shines (and terrifies) in this modest but deftly handled psychological thriller from first-time director Lou Howe.
The Young Folks
Josh Cabrita
...Gabriel captures feelings through smaller, quieter moments... Gabriel is not a series of ticks and contrivances; we believe him and we feel for him
Slant Magazine
Clayton Dillard
The film wants to reveal the anguish of mental illness and infiltrate the mind of its protagonist through constant affirmation of his pain.
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
John Beifuss
A showcase for Culkin's hatchet-faced and eventually knife-wielding intensity...
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