Paterson
2016, comedy, drama, love
118 minutes
A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.
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10
2016-09-11
Jarmusch’s Paterson is more like an impactful poetry written by the one who created the life. The color, production design, even the cinematography is intact helping Paterson to express itself as a motion picture. Read more
9.0
2021-08-03
There’s such beauty in contemplation, quietness and serenity, a sweet celebration of life’s small joys and even its oddity. Apparently Jarmusch intended Paterson to be an antidote to the modern action film and it’s truly a welcome respite. Read more
9.0
2017-02-17
Chaining simplicity to irony is part of the secret. Read more
9.0
2016-11-09
There's a park in Paterson, New Jersey devoted to one former native, comedian Lou Costello. It may seem like a laughable idea, but I bet the residents of Paterson are proud of it. They should be proud of Paterson the movie too. Read more
8.0
7.5
7.0
2017-02-04
Fans of Jarmusch will no doubt relish every scene... Read more
7.0
2016-12-29
Devoid of regular cinematic artifice and feels like we have momentarily glimpsed into the inner space of a true gentle soul. Read more
5.5
2017-04-14
A great cast and a brilliant auteur with a dada-esque contempt for narrative. Read more
5.5
2016-12-04
There is probably some artsy meaning to it all but the average Joe Bloggs like me just saw a bus driver who writes random poems and not a lot else. Read more
3.8
Kenny Howell of Beboti
2017-07-24
Driver is good, Golshifteh Farahani is good, but they are lost in a whole lot of nothing.
In other languages
9.0
9.0
2017-02-10
Zoals gebruikelijk in een film van Jim Jarmusch is er altijd ruimte voor subtiele humor. Read more
9.0
2017-01-03
Deze vintage Jarmusch is het filmische equivalent van een buurtwandeling. Read more
8.5
8.0
2023-08-13
Vaak zijn kleine films, zoals deze Paterson, van een wonderlijke schoonheid. Read more
8.0
2017-06-05
Een krachtige en boeiende film over een man en zijn alledaagse sleur. Read more
7.7
6.0
2017-02-14
De poëzie vond ik maar niets en Paterson’s vriendin werkte al snel op m’n zenuwen. Read more
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