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- 2020
- PG-13
- Focus Features
- 1 h 41 m
- 2020
- PG-13
- Focus Features
- 1 h 41 m
Summary Faced with an unintended pregnancy and a lack of local support, Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) and her cousin Skylar (Talia Ryder) embark across state lines to New York City on a fraught journey of friendship, bravery and compassion
Directed By: Eliza Hittman
Written By: Eliza Hittman
- 2020
- PG-13
- Focus Features
- 1 h 41 m
- 2020
- PG-13
- Focus Features
- 1 h 41 m
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
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Summary Faced with an unintended pregnancy and a lack of local support, Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) and her cousin Skylar (Talia Ryder) embark across state lines to New York City on a fraught journey of friendship, bravery and compassion
Directed By: Eliza Hittman
Written By: Eliza Hittman
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 38 Critic Reviews
92
97% Positive
37 Reviews
37 Reviews
3% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 38 Critic Reviews
92
97% Positive
37 Reviews
37 Reviews
3% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Sep 29, 2021
There’s zero latitude in the spare, naturalistic script for actorly showboating – but the performances, as captured by French cinematographer Hélène Louvart’s searching, empathic camera, are quietly tremendous.
Mar 12, 2020
This tough-minded, forthright and exquisitely tender film transcends polemics. It’s the odyssey of a lost child in poorly charted territory.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 261 User Ratings
7.0
72% Positive
187 Ratings
187 Ratings
10% Mixed
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
18% Negative
48 Ratings
48 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 261 User Ratings
7.0
72% Positive
187 Ratings
187 Ratings
10% Mixed
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
18% Negative
48 Ratings
48 Ratings
Mar 31, 2022
I think this movie is very good. Contrary to what you might think, there is no general insult to all men in this movie. Okay, there are situations that the men in the movie do to women, such as harassment, forcing sexual intercourse, but here we are witnessing more of a woman's troubles. There are tons of movies about men going to war and suffering there. Why not movies like this that talk about the hardships of women? I don't understand why you took your red pills and ran to this movie.
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Dec 13, 2021
This is the movie that we need right now, the most sadly and painfully real movie of the year.
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Jan 25, 2020
Hittman wades into one of the more charged subjects of our time — abortion access — with the kind of sensitivity, focus and detail that will ensure its place as a dramatic standard for how to put a human face on a controversial topic.
Mar 10, 2020
The friendship at the heart of this film, as indelibly portrayed by two brilliant young actresses — Flanigan is a wonder to behold, while Ryder nails just the right notes of supportive and warmly sympathetic — is a thing of beauty. Hittman’s urgent film is an emotional wipeout. It’s hard to watch. It’s also impossible to forget.
Apr 2, 2020
“Never Rarely” is not strident, it doesn’t preach, it doesn’t harangue. Instead it relies on confident direction, brilliant acting and a deceptively straightforward story to make its point. Really, you probably haven’t seen anything like it.
Jan 3, 2021
In the end, my question is whether Never Rarely Sometimes Always is meant to be just a story or offer something political to say in the great abortion debate. I’m certain the film exists to highlight the stories of young women forced to travel across state lines for abortions. Either way, there’s not enough of either to make it a compelling movie in the end.
Jul 31, 2021
Great movie esp. given the budget. Two female stars superb. If you look at the script, you can see the nasty political messages (men are evil, abortion providers are the only ones who care about young women) largely removed from the final film. Alas, they remain in the supposedly 'best' sequence (the questionnaire) where, if the film were true to Autumn's character, the girl would see in these intrusive, nosy questions (about a "partner" she doesn't even have) the same adult intimidation she's already learned to live with but hates.
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Apr 12, 2020
A "meh" movie with a very "meh" attitude, much like its two young protagonists, who look thoroughly bored and unimpressed throughout the entire film's runtime. No exaggeration, almost the entire thing consists of Sidney Flanigan and Talia Ryder's bored and nonchalant facial expressions, which in turn made it pretty difficult for me to invest in them and their characters. Furthermore, the film itself simply feels as though it approaches its intended message (abortion) with a shrug, not really adding or contributing anything new, worthwhile, or compelling. Overall, there's nothing really too remarkable here. A seemingly "meh" and half-baked approach deserves a "meh" and half-baked score from me.
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Feb 27, 2021
I actually bumped up the rating due to the amount of negative reviews due to politics. But despite that this film is just bad the actors seem like they are acting in a middle school play they dont want to be in and the story is just generally dull. The only reason i can see this being so critically praised is due to the topic matter is depicts but overall this is just a bad movie.
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Production Company
- PASTEL
- BBC Film
- Focus Features
- Tango Entertainment (III)
- Mutressa Movies
- Cinereach
- Rooftop Films
- Garbo NYC Feature Film Grant
- New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development
Release Date Mar 13, 2020
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Awards
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 7 Nominations
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations