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Permission
Directed by
Brian Crano
R
2018
1h 38m
Romance
,
Comedy
,
and more
5.4
67%
34%
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A woman on the brink of a marriage proposal is told by a friend that she should date other men before spending the rest of her life with her boyfriend.
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Cast of Permission
Rebecca Hall
Anna / Producer
Dan Stevens
Will
David Joseph Craig
Hale
Morgan Spector
Reece
François Arnaud
Dane
Gina Gershon
Lydia
Jason Sudeikis
Glenn
Raúl Castillo
Heron
Sarah Steele
Stevie
Michelle Hurst
Dr. Bennett
Bridget Everett
Charlie
Lindsey Elizabeth
Tiffany (uncredited)
Axel B. Crano
Axel
Marc Iserlis
Guy At Bar
Mariola Figueroa
Young Woman
Tyler Rodriguez
Aiden
Brian Crano
Director / Writer
Joshua Thurston
Producer
Margot Hand
Producer
Giri Tharan
Producer
Permission Ratings & Reviews
Peace Village
March 31, 2025
Heartbreaking. This proves how humans especially white people have cursed true love. Two people minding their business having great sex while individuals around them become JEALOUS with means to label the couple “boring” completely destroying their happiness. Furthermore adults write these scripts continuously influencing young viewers that monogamy is invaluable when monogamy is actually our beginning to the trilogía of life. Mother , Father , & child. Entertainment has been an ancient practiced for centuries by many cultures telling a story of past loved ones and the victories they earned. Modern day entertainment is saturated with bitterness and lies completely destroying our concept of simple pleasures like love itself.
Austin Chronicle
Richard Whittaker
Nearly every minute the camera is focused on her, [Rebecca] Hall wears a vague, faraway look of uncertainty, as though she is contemplating the past, present, and future all at once.
Variety
Amy Nicholson
A small story made with big performances from leads Stevens and Hall, and while it hasn't gotten the promotional push for audiences to pay attention, people lucky enough to stumble across it will fall for everyone involved.
Pajiba
Kristy Puchko
(Director Brian Crano) gives Permission a tremulous tone that's in turns sexy, tender, and heart-trembling.
RogerEbert.com
Sheila O'Malley
What is most unexpected about Permission is its sense of poignancy and tenderness. In its own way, it's quite heartbreaking.
Showbiz Junkies
Rebecca Murray
Strong performances and an interesting premise combine to make Permission an entertaining adult romance.
Los Angeles Times
Kimber Myers
While it deals with heavy relationship issues including the validity of monogamy, it manages an easy, seemingly effortless humor that seduces the audience while simultaneously breaking filmgoers' hearts.
Bust Magazine
Cricket Epstein
... it works best as a tale about what communication errors to avoid when pursuing an open relationship.
Paste Magazine
Andy Crump
It's a bittersweet note to compliment the messy, endlessly complicated profile Crano constructs around his leads.
Blu-ray.com
Brian Orndorf
When Crano digs into the psychological muck with this premise, he's generally far more effective a storyteller than when he relies on clich.
Arizona Republic
Bill Goodykoontz
Stevens and Hall are always interesting to watch. (In fact, you should watch him in "The Guest" and her in "The Awakening," if you want to see two excellent, lesser-known films.)
New York Times
Ben Kenigsberg
Ms. Hall ... is the standout, selling Anna's indecision even through some of the script's dubious patches.
The Film Stage
Jonah Jeng
The film stays at the level of specifics, observing the characters' movement toward a point that feels right for them but might not apply to every couple.
Village Voice
Serena Donadoni
[Hall and Stevens'] glowing performances are contained in a wan road-not-taken drama.
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
Rebecca Hall's warmly realistic comic drama delivers a "Hey, how about me, too?"
Solzy at the Movies
Danielle Solzman
Permission is the type of film that one knows exactly where it's going almost as soon as it starts--for better or worse.
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
Hall may be a terrific actress, but if this is any indication, her filmmaking instincts need to catch up. Within five minutes the most striking aspect of "Permission" was how immature its characters are.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
An unconvincing treatment of familiar themes.
Slant Magazine
Chuck Bowen
Brian Crano is as skittish as his protagonists are about the particular contours of their dilemma. To put it bluntly, Permission is a sex film without the sex.
The New Yorker
Anthony Lane
Hall, in particular, lends a sober grace to the erotic roundelay.
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