Synopsis
A young woman dealing with anorexia meets an unconventional doctor who challenges her to face her condition and embrace life.
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Cast
- Lily CollinsEllen
- Keanu ReevesDr. William Beckham
- Carrie PrestonSusan
- Lili TaylorJudy
- Alex SharpLuke
- Liana LiberatoKelly
- Brooke SmithOlive
- Leslie BibbMegan
- Kathryn PrescottAnna
- Ciara BravoTracy
Recommendations
- 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Noxon, who also wrote the screenplay, manages to explore dark and complex issues while frequently leavening them with unexpected moments of humor. - 80
Salon
The film itself is an admirable and empathetic work that does not romanticize anorexia or the young woman being ground into nothingness by the disease, as some have feared. - 75
Slant Magazine
One of the film’s great qualities is its casualness and willingness to be simply human and to not let sociological politics dominate. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
For young people suffering, the movie offers both hope and clarity; for more experienced viewers, it may come off a little too much like "Girl, Interrupted" through a Lifetime lens. - 70
Variety
It’s not an easy sit, nor a terribly entertaining one, but in the hands of writer-director Marti Noxon, it delivers painful insights in a relatively fresh way. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Part character study, part PSA, the movie chronicles a brief but meaningful period in its protagonist’s healing journey, and if there are few surprises along the way, there are equally few easy answers or miraculous breakthroughs. - 70
Village Voice
Though To the Bone isn’t quite enjoyable to watch, it’s acted well and is, in its depiction of this all-too-pervasive disorder, essential. - 50
The Film Stage
With its predicable beats, one wishes this drama doubled down on the alarming effects of eating disorders. The film doesn’t make light of them, but it also doesn’t shed much new light on the process of recovery.
