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Paint It Black
Directed by
Amber Tamblyn
2016
1h 36m
Drama
5.7
88%
48%
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A young woman attempts to deal with the death of her boyfriend while continuously confronted by his mentally unstable mother.
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Cast of Paint It Black
Alia Shawkat
Josie
Janet McTeer
Meredith
Rhys Wakefield
Michael
Nancy Kwan
Margaret
Emily Rios
Pen
Alfred Molina
Cal
Mish Way
Lola Lola
Austin Barber
Man in Crowd
Terry Kinney
Detective Brooks (voice)
Beau Sia
Phil
Amanda Shokrian
Cellist at the Funeral
Jesse Nolan
Ben Sinister
Ashley Blaine Featherson
Shirley Mae
Annabelle Attanasio
Amanda One
Simon Helberg
Jeremy
Tom Nolan
Restaurant Patron
Rudy Dobrev
Conrad
Chris Palko
Nick Nitro
Corrina Bain
Punk in the Bar
Bucky Sinister
Bartender
John Marshall Jones
Officer Jones
Lucas Hubert
Young Michael
Katelyn Millette
Young Meredith
Russ Tamblyn
Meredith's Friend
Glenda Chism
Hotel Manager
Elizabeth Nolan
Gerta
John Roberts
D (uncredited)
Ken Davitian
Masha the Baker (uncredited)
Patrick Davis Alarcón
Marbles (uncredited)
Erik Valdez
Officer Valducci (uncredited)
Amber Tamblyn
Director / Writer / Producer
Ed Dougherty
Writer
Janet Fitch
Writer
Wren Arthur
Producer
Anne Hubbell
Producer
Amy Hobby
Producer
Paint It Black Ratings & Reviews
Battleship Pretension
David Bax
If that sounds a bit florid, then you've got the idea. Paint It Black is purple and overcooked, swelling to burst with rococo emotion. It doesn't always hold together but it's too outstanding to be ignored.
Uproxx
Keith Phipps
It's as remarkable a depiction of how grief can subsume us and bend reality to its needs as you'll ever see, directed by a talent with a bright future behind the camera.
Film Inquiry
Lee Jutton
Paint It Black features the voices of three very talented women - Tamblyn, Shawkat, and McTeer - and is all the more powerful for it.
Bust Magazine
Erika W. Smith
Tamblyn has a unique perspective as a director, and we're excited to see what she creates next.
RogerEbert.com
Mark Dujsik
The film, a strong directorial debut from Tamblyn, creates a waking nightmare of seemingly unresolvable pain and anguish."
TheWrap
Tricia Olszewski
Tamblyn may very well have encouraged McTeer to spin into a ludicrous lioness, but her performance doesn't play well opposite Shawkat's.
New York Times
Neil Genzlinger
It's not an easy movie to embrace, but it lingers.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
An intriguing audio-visual sense, deft editing and Shawkat's committed performance elevate this strangely watchable film.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Actress Amber Tamblyn's first movie as a director dives headfirst into the hot-button subject of suicide and emerges with expressionistic power with savage grace.
Pajiba
Kristy Puchko
Paint It Black is vibrant with emotion, and authentic in its journey, presenting an arc of grief that is raw, riveting, and surreally beautiful.
Variety
Peter Debruge
The trouble with a story like this is there's not really anywhere for it to go.
Brooklyn Magazine
Jesse Hassenger
Tamblyn has talent.
Village Voice
Alan Scherstuhl
Paint It Black suffers from some rote and repetitive passages, but the layering and twinning prove arresting both in full scenes ... and in grieving, dream-logic montage.
Nerdist
Kyle Anderson
Tamblyn's work is incredibly self-assured for a first time director.
The Hollywood Reporter
Stephen Farber
It stays in the memory and promises an intriguing future for Tamblyn.
The Film Stage
John Fink
While Paint It Black isn't quite as bold and as brilliant as its influences, it is none the less captivating, anchored by two stellar performances and sincere drama.
Slant Magazine
Keith Watson
It combines the brooding intensity of a slow-burn thriller with the high-flown ornamentation of a gothic melodrama.
IndieWire
Steve Greene
Tamblyn's experience as a first-time director is readily apparent in some of these more experimental moments.
Nerd Report
Fred Topel
Alia Shawkat and Janet McTeer in bravura performances within a harrowing drama.
The Playlist
Katie Walsh
"Paint it Black" has some real gems among the jumble, especially Shawkat, who ably shoulders the task at hand, and gives a raw and sensitive performance of a woman dealing with the loss of a lover far too young.
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