• The Only Living Boy in New York (2017)

    After graduating from college and moving into an apartment, young Thomas Webb befriends an alcoholic neighbor who dispenses worldly wisdom alongside shots of whiskey. Webb's world soon comes crashing down when he learns that his father is having an affair with a beautiful and seductive woman. Determined to break up the relationship, Thomas winds up sleeping with her, launching a chain of events that will change everything that he thinks he knows about his family and himself.

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The Only Living Boy in New York
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Release Date: August 11th, 2017

R |1 hr 30 min

Plot Summary

After graduating from college and moving into an apartment, young Thomas Webb befriends an alcoholic neighbor who dispenses worldly wisdom alongside shots of whiskey. Webb's world soon comes crashing down when he learns that his father is having an affair with a beautiful and seductive woman. Determined to break up the relationship, Thomas winds up sleeping with her, launching a chain of events that will change everything that he thinks he knows about his family and himself.

Cast: Callum Turner, Jeff Bridges, Kate Beckinsale, Pierce Brosnan, Cynthia Nixon, Kiersey Clemons, Tate Donovan, Wallace Shawn

Director: Marc Webb

Genres: Drama

Production Co: Bona Fide Productions, Big Indie Pictures, Amazon Studios

Keywords: Forbidden love , Girlfriend , Underdog , Melodramatic , Love triangle , Moving , Pursuit , 2010s , Love , New York City , Emotional , Rivalry , Father , Growing up

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  • 20
    Jon FroschThe Hollywood Reporter

    While The Only Living Boy in New York looks nice (it was shot on film by veteran DP Stuart Dryburgh), it's an unabashed fake — glib and movie-ish in a grating way, with lots of prefab "soulfulness" and none of the texture or rough edges of life. show more

  • 40
    Tim GriersonScreen International

    The whole endeavour ends up feeling fussy and clever rather than incisive and nuanced — especially when a late twist seriously jeopardises plausibility. show more

  • 15
    Alonso DuraldeTheWrap

    This is a movie full of characters you would walk away from at a cocktail party, engaging in the flattest brand of smart banter imaginable. show more

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