Sherrybaby
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Sherrybaby | |
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Directed by | Laurie Collyer |
Written by | Laurie Collyer |
Produced by | Marc Turtletaub Lemore Syvan |
Starring | Maggie Gyllenhaal Brad William Henke Sam Bottoms Kate Burton Giancarlo Esposito Danny Trejo |
Cinematography | Russell Lee Fine |
Edited by | Curtiss Clayton Joe Landauer |
Music by | Jack Livesey |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | IFC Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2 million |
Box office | $622,806[1] |
Sherrybaby is a 2006 American
Plot
The story takes place in New Jersey. Sherry Swanson, a young woman who has recently been released from prison and is recovering from a
In between trips to visit her daughter and her job at a youth center, Sherry attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in an effort to beat back her addiction to heroin. She strikes up a relationship with Dean, a fellow addict she meets at Alcoholics Anonymous. The stresses of her damaged relationships with her family, satisfying her parole officer, and finding a way to reconnect with her daughter soon prove overwhelming. Sherry soon starts drinking and using drugs again, putting her parole at risk. Struggling to maintain a grip on her life, Sherry finally breaks down and admits to her brother that she knows she needs help.
Cast
- Maggie Gyllenhaal as Sherry Swanson
- Brad William Henke as Bobby Swanson
- Sam Bottoms as Bob Swanson, Sr.
- Kate Burton as Marcia Swanson
- Giancarlo Esposito as parole officer Hernandez
- Rio Hackford as Andy Kelly
- Danny Trejo as Dean Walker
- Michelle Hurst as Dorothy Washington
- Caroline Clay as parole officer Murphy
- Bridget Barkan as Lynette Swanson
- Ryan Simpkins as Alexis Parks
- Stephen Peabody as Mr. Monroe
Reception
Sherrybaby received generally positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 75% of 67 critics gave the film a positive review. The site's consensus is that "Maggie Gyllenhaal delivers [a] riveting performance as a recovering drug addict in a depressing and not entirely believable movie."[2] Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a "generally favorable" average score of 66, based on 18 reviews.[3]
Entertainment Weekly praised the film as "emotionally arresting" and "authentic and moving", and describes Gyllenhaal as "such a miracle of an actress that she makes you respond to the innocence of Sherry's desperate, selfish destruction."[4] The Christian Science Monitor also gave a positive review of the film, complimenting Collyer's "vivid eye for detail and the small, telling human moments that make a movie resonate with audiences".[5]
Awards and nominations
Year | Ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result |
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2006 | 11th Satellite Awards | Best Actress - Drama | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Nominated |
64th Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress - Drama | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Nominated | |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2006 | Best Actress - Drama | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Nominated | |
Gotham Awards | Breakthrough Director | Laurie Collyer | Nominated | |
41st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) | Sherrybaby | Won | |
Best Actress | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Won | ||
London Film Critics' Circle | Actress of the Year | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Nominated | |
Milan International Film Festival | Best Actress | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Won | |
Stockholm International Film Festival | Best Film | Sherrybaby | Won | |
Best Actress | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Won | ||
Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic | Sherrybaby | Nominated |
References
- ^ Sherrybaby at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Sherrybaby (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "SherryBaby". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (September 6, 2006). "Sherrybaby". Entertainment Weekly. Movie Review. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ Rainer, Peter (September 9, 2008). "Sherrybaby': emotional downpour". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
External links
- Sherrybaby at IMDb
- Sherrybaby at AllMovie
- Sherrybaby at Box Office Mojo
- Sherrybaby at Rotten Tomatoes
- Sherrybaby at Metacritic