Love, Antosha (2019)
96%RT Audience Score: 93%
Awards & Nominations: 10 nominations
Using raw materials left behind by its subject, Love, Antosha takes a thoughtful — and powerful — look at a life and career cut short.
Love, Antosha is a total tear-jerker! This flick is all about the life and times of the late Anton Yelchin, and it’s a real doozy. The filmmakers used all sorts of raw materials to put this thing together, and it shows. They really did the guy justice. It’s a powerful look at a life that was cut way too short. Bring tissues, folks. You’re gonna need ’em.
Production Company(ies)
Lurker
Distributor
Lurker Productions
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language, some sexual content and nudity
Year of Release
2019
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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 32m
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Language(s):English, Russian
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Aug 2, 2019 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 15, 2019
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $62,900
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $72,678
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 3,056
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 7,926
US/Canada gross: $50,168
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $57,967
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,737
US/Canada opening weekend: $7,150
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $8,261
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,739
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Chris Pine – Self
John Cho – Self
Simon Pegg – Self
J.J. Abrams – Self
Willem Dafoe – Self
Director(s)
Garret Price
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
Drake Doremus, Adam Gibbs
Film Festivals
Sundance
Awards & Nominations
10 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (61) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (59) | Rotten (2)
Though clearly an adoring tribute, Love, Antosha allows its subject a sort of complicated humanity that expands our understanding of him.
September 19, 2019 | Rating: B+
Roxana Hadadi
AV Club
TOP CRITIC
It serves as both a celebration of Yelchin’s life and a tribute to his parents, particularly his mother. That infuses the film with a warmth and compassion that keeps it from feeling like a funeral-service memorial.
September 4, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5
Randy Cordova
Arizona Republic
TOP CRITIC
Mostly, the Antosha of “Love, Antosha” seems like a good kid: someone whose life — and tragic death — should inspire us to spend our brief time here as wisely and as well as he did.
August 28, 2019 | Rating: 3/4
Pat Padua
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
It’s very powerful and also very sad.
August 23, 2019
Peter Rainer
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
The title is how the immigrant’s child closed his frequent and heartfelt letters to his fiercely devoted mother Irina, and the film plays a bit like her loving reply: a tribute to the son whose grave she still visits daily.
August 23, 2019 | Rating: 2/5
Matthew Lickona
San Diego Reader
TOP CRITIC
Unfortunately, Love, Antosha, while providing the requisite information, never rises above a sapling.
August 22, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/5
Josh Kupecki
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
…ultimately, Love, Antosha is a love letter from Yelchin’s parents.
November 19, 2020
Casey Cipriani
Bustle
…the documentary doesn’t focus on his passing, instead shining a light on the things movie fans often forget or simply don’t see: the oddball nature of an actor’s personality.
November 6, 2020
Dan Buffa
KSDK News (St. Louis)
Much of the documentary plays it straight, and its openness to truth is what keeps it from feeling piecemeal.
July 28, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Matt Cipolla
Film Monthly
A deeply moving portrait of the extraordinary life and death of Russian-American film actor Anton Yelchin (1989-2016).
May 27, 2020
David Lamble
Bay Area Reporter
Love, Antosha can’t be anything but a love-fest, don’t think it isn’t earned. [Rather than] lament about what will now never be, enjoy it as a reason to appreciate what was.
December 24, 2019 | Rating: 7/10
Jared Mobarak
Jaredmobarak.com
This is the kind of remembrance most actors could only dream of. It’s also tremendous fun to watch.
November 11, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5
Jennie Kermode
Eye for Film…
Plot
A portrait of the extraordinary life and career of actor Anton Yelchin.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Love, Antosha features interviews with actors Kristen Stewart, Chris Pine, John Cho, Simon Pegg, and Willem Dafoe, among others.
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