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Reality Bites

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Original title

Reality Bites

Year

1994

Running time

99 min.

Country

United States

Director

Ben Stiller

Screenwriter

Helen Childress

Cast

Music

Karl Wallinger

Cinematography

Emmanuel Lubezki

Producer

Jersey Films. Distributor: Universal Pictures

Genre

Drama. Comedy. Romance | Romantic Comedy. Friendship. Independent Film (US). Cult movie

Synopsis

Lelaina Pierce (Winona Ryder) faces life after college, using a video documentary about her confused and drifting friends to advance her ambitions in the entertainment industry. When a video executive (Ben Stiller, also making his directorial debut) becomes romantically interested in her, she is forced to choose between her slacker boyfriend (Ethan Hawke) and the big cruel world of adulthood lurking ahead

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Critics' reviews

"Although it never became the definitive document of Generation X, Reality Bites is a touchstone for anyone just out of college and stuck with more ideals than job prospects"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"[Stiller] knows that the line between satire and reality is shadow-thin. "Reality Bites" walks that line with perfect balance"

Caryn James: The New York Times
"Reality Bites begins as a promising and eccentric tale of contemporary youth but evolves into a banal love story"

Leonard Klady: Variety
"It's a good example of an anti-establishment comedy crippled by a seeming desire to infatuate the establishment itself. What Reality Bites needs most is a good bite. From reality."

Michael Wilmington: Chicago Tribune
"The great thing about Reality Bites is that each of the characters comes across as real, and not some glib concoction by a screenwriter who's watched them from a cloistered distance."

Edward Guthmann: SFgate
"A surprisingly sweet romantic comedy (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Angie Errigo: Empire

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