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James White

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A young New Yorker (Christopher Abbott) struggles to control his reckless behavior as his mother (Cynthia Nixon) battles cancer.

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Critics Consensus

Led by powerfully complementary performances from Christopher Abbott and Cynthia Nixon, James White offers an affecting calling card for debuting writer-director Josh Mond.

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Ryan Gilbey New Statesman 02/24/2016
It's not easy viewing by any means. But it is strangely refreshing for a movie to show us that terminal illness involves agony and vomit and terror, despite what Beaches might have told us. Go to Full Review Suzanne Condie Lambert Arizona Republic 12/17/2015
3/5
Whether you want to spend time with "James White" depends on your tolerance for yet another film about how hard it is for guys who just feel too much. Go to Full Review Soren Andersen Seattle Times 12/10/2015
2/4
The experience of watching "James White" is like being shut up in a small, dark, airless room ... a sickroom. Go to Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson 09/04/2023
4/5
"James White" is a difficult and unflinching look at both terminal illness and wasting one's life on selfish excesses. Go to Full Review C.J. Prince Way Too Indie 05/31/2019
It gives a very brief, specific glimpse of a situation touching on the universal experience of loss, and through it delivers an incredibly strong drama. Go to Full Review Tori Brazier One Room With A View 04/22/2019
4/5
James White is not an enjoyable film, but it amply fulfills its goal in being a piece that resonates honestly with its audience. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Alec B @Alec97 12/13/2023 Abbott is phenomenal in the lead role and I like how the camera movements are perfectly in sync with his erratic mood swings. See more 04/09/2021 One of the best movies of my lifetime. It's extremely real and every moment felt like something that has happened to me. If you've lost a loved one this movie will relate to you in some way. Christopher Abbot continues to be one of the greatest actors of all time. 10)/10 everyone must watch once in their life. See more 03/10/2021 Strongest part is the relationship between mother and son, portrayed with grace and delicacy by the leads, but the rest are just wanderings and debauchery that doesn't make you care for the protagonist at all. See more 09/28/2019 Like the performance and close up shot to create such intense and suffocating atmosphere. See more 02/07/2019 James White is one of the scariest realistic movies I've seen in a really long time. Scary, not as in horror but as in myself coming to grips with my near future. This story brought the modern age of anxiety and being a millennial in New York today which is exactly what I am. This film had one of the best constructed opening sequences where it completes its task so efficiently in brining you inside the head of our main character. He's not a protagonist, he's not an antagonist he's just James White who has issues that he has to learn to deal with. This film had me very emotionally invested, the ending is still slightly confusing to me but it lead to me looking more into the mechanics of the film and damn do I love what they chose to do. If you want a claustrophobic, anxiety driven, highly realistic, intimate domestic drama that delves into the mind of almost every mid 20s man in New York this is the film for you. See more 01/08/2019 Powerful, affecting film. Christopher Abbott is so, so good. Want to see so much more from the principal cast, writer, and director. Yay, Kid Cudi also! ?? See more Read all reviews
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Josh Mond

Director

Christopher Abbott

James White

Cynthia Nixon

Gail White

Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi

Nick

Ron Livingston

Ben

Makenzie Leigh

Jayne

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Movie Info

Synopsis A young New Yorker (Christopher Abbott) struggles to control his reckless behavior as his mother (Cynthia Nixon) battles cancer.
Director
Josh Mond
Producer
Max Born, Sean Durkin, Melody C. Roscher, F.A. Eric Schultz, Antonio Campos
Screenwriter
Josh Mond
Distributor
The Film Arcade
Production Co
Borderline Films, September Film Distribution
Rating
R (Some Sexuality/Nudity|Language|Drug Use)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 13, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$101.4K
Runtime
1h 26m