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Outside Providence
62
Metascore
32 reviews · Provided by
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90
Salon
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon
Stephanie Zacharek
Wonderful...It's funny and offbeat, sometimes raucous, but it still manages to come at you in gentle layers.
75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Despite its familiar formula, feels fresh.
75
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Like Richard Linklater's "Dazed and Confused," Outside Providence reminisces vividly, recalling the era fondly but not with too much sugar.
75
Baltimore Sun
Ann Hornaday
Baltimore Sun
Ann Hornaday
Possesses memorable portrayals of thoroughly original characters and draws a beguilingly bleak portrait of its Rhode Island settings.
70
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Baldwin is a marvel in a casting surprise that pays off.
60
Film.com
John Hartl
Film.com
John Hartl
Entertaining as it often is, Outside Providence feels as if it were a collection of installments from an unusually raunchy television series.
58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak
Outside of a smart performance by Shawn Hatosy as Tim Dunphy, there just isn't much that's enlightening or new in this intimate recollection.
50
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
The story is lively and energetic, if you can take its raunchy jokes and rowdy behavior.
50
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
Aggressively bland coming-of-age story.
45
TNT RoughCut
TNT RoughCut
Little more than an amusing, predictable story we've seen done better a dozen times.
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