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Director
  
So Yong Kim

Music director
  
Johann Johannsson

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Screenplay
  
So Yong Kim

Writer
  
So Yong Kim

Language
  
English

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Release date
  
January 21, 2012 (2012-01-21) (Sundance Film Festival) September 5, 2012 (2012-09-05) (United States)

Initial release
  
September 5, 2012 (New York City)

Cast
  
Paul Dano
(Joby Taylor),
Jon Heder
(Fred Butler),
Jena Malone
(Susan),
Margarita Levieva
(Claire Taylor),
Shaylena Mandigo
(Ellen Taylor),
Julian Gamble

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For Ellen is a 2012 American drama film written, produced and directed by So Yong Kim. It stars Paul Dano, who also served as an executive producer.

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Plot

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Joby Taylor (Paul Dano) is a musician that in the midst of a nasty divorce and child custody battle faces hard choices about his floundering music career and being a father.

Cast

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  • Paul Dano as Joby Taylor
  • Jon Heder as Fred Butler
  • Shaylena Mandigo as Ellen Taylor
  • Jena Malone as Susan
  • Margarita Levieva as Claire Taylor
  • Dakota Johnson as Cindy Taylor
  • Alex Mauriello as Lisa

    • Release

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    The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2012, before being shown at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 12, 2012. It was released in the US for a limited theatrically run on September 5, 2012 and nationwide through VOD on September 19, 2012.

    Critical reaction

    It holds a 66% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10.

    Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, who gave the film three and a half out of four stars, praised Dano's acting, and wrote, "This performance, unlike anything Paul Dano has ever done, must have required some courage".

    References

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