George Washington (2000)
88%RT Audience Score: 85%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Languid and melancholy, George Washington is a carefully observed rumination on adolescence and rural life
George Washington is a coming-of-age film that captures the essence of early adolescence and the tragedy that can come with it. While some critics found it to be undistinguished and uninvolving, others praised it for its poetic and patient style. As a non-critic, I can say that this movie is a beautiful masterpiece that defies expectations of what defines independent cinema. The young and unproven cast delivers winning performances that make this morality tale a must-watch. Plus, it’s directed by David Gordon Green, who is definitely a talent to watch. So, grab some popcorn and get ready for a movie that’s both charming and endearing, yet tragic and mature.
Production Company(ies)
Twentieth Century Fox, Brandywine Productions, Pinewood Studios,
Distributor
Cowboy Pictures
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
2000
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 30m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Sep 29, 2000 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 19, 2002
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Candace Evanofski, Donald Holden, Curtis Cotton III, Eddie Rouse, Paul Schneider, Damian Jewan Lee, directed by David Gordon Green, written by David Gordon Green, Drama, $241.8K box office, reviewed by Scott Tobias, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Joe Leydon, Jason Solomons, Patrick Peters, Nicholas Bell, Christopher Long, Burl Burlingame, Emanuel Levy, Michael Dequina, Dolby Stereo, Dolby SR, produced by David Gordon Green, Sacha W Mueller, Lisa Muskat, MPAA rating: R, rural life, adolescence, tragedy, choices, consequences, abandoned amusement park, innocence, poverty, disease, Gus Van Sant, haunting score, poetic, emotional, honest, accurate, experimental, genuine filmmaking, reality, loneliness, harshness, haunting, beautiful, subtle, understated, no name actors, real people, tragic event, realistic, proper way, melancholy, carefully observed, rumination
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Donald Holden – George
Curtis Cotton III – Buddy
Eddie Rouse – Damascus
Paul Schneider – Rico Rice
Damian Jewan Lee – Vernon
Director(s)
David Gordon Green
Writer(s)
David Gordon Green
Producer(s)
David Gordon Green, Sacha W. Mueller, Lisa Muskat
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (63) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (53) | Rotten (10)
George Washington is a mood piece first, and its triumph is in bottling up the intense feeling of early adolescence, and watching how tragedy transforms it.
March 10, 2014 | Rating: 4.5/5
Scott Tobias
The Dissolve
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: B+
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
You have to bring a lot of yourself to this film if you want it to give something back, but the rewards are considerable.
July 18, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Undistinguished and uninvolving attempt to offer a rural spin on Kids.
July 18, 2007
Joe Leydon
Variety
TOP CRITIC
Amid languorous style, the story gets lost, which is a pity because it could have been a nice quirky one.
July 17, 2007
Jason Solomons
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Poetic, patient and beautiful, it’s an astoundingly mature film from 25 year old debutant director Green.
December 30, 2006 | Rating: 4/5
Patrick Peters
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
As charming and endearing as it is tragic, Green started out of the gate with a masterpiece of a film that defies expectations of what defines independent cinema.
November 4, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
An exceptionally beautiful movie with some winning performances from a young and unproven cast,
March 19, 2014 | Rating: 7/10
Christopher Long
Movie Metropolis
Oh, you could analyze and debate and dissect the individual vignettes to smithereens, which is what makes it literary, I ‘spect. But that would be too much like homework.
July 5, 2011 | Rating: 3/4
Burl Burlingame
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
This morality tale represents the impressive feature debut by regional filmmaker David Gordon Green, a talent to watch
April 13, 2011 | Rating: B+
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
What makes Green’s work such a thing of beauty is its relentless, yet altogether genuine, modesty.
January 17, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/4
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
Stylized to the point of poetry, David Gordon Green’s impressive debut fuses the lyricism of Terence Malick with Harmony Korine’s willingness to poke around the garbage-strewn landscape of the American underclass.
July 18, 2007 | Rating: 2.5/4
Ken Fox
TV Guide…
Plot
In a rural southern town, a group of young kids struggle to come to terms with the consequences of a tragic lie after a member of their group dies during an innocent game in an abandoned amusement park in George Washington.
Trivia
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