Synopsis
An 11-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries and comes to terms with love and loss.
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Cast
- Amy BrennemanAdult Bo
- Valentina de AngelisYoung Bo
- Joan AllenArlene
- Sam ElliottCharley
- J.K. SimmonsGeorge
- J.D. GarfieldRomero
- Boots SouthernRusty
- Jim True-FrostWilliam Gibbs
- Matthew E. MontoyaStore Clerk
- Kathy GriegoConsuela
Recommendations
- 100
Christian Science Monitor
Scott has the courage to let the imaginative story unfold at its own leisurely pace, and it's not surprising that the acting is excellent, considering that he's among the very best American screen actors. - 90
L.A. Weekly
A small masterpiece of tone and form. - 88
Chicago Tribune
One of those sweet, intelligent, nicely made films. - 80
Washington Post
There's a collective scintillation about its rich, distinctive characters, narrative serendipity and ineffable magic. - 75
Rolling Stone
The funny and heartbreaking Off the Map, directed with a poet's eye and a keen ear for nuance by Campbell Scott, resonates with something rare in today's movies: simplicity. - 70
Chicago Reader
The plot is minimal, but the film is essentially an acting showcase. Allen is excellent. - 70
Film Threat
Any minor flaws Off the Map has are easily forgiven by great acting and beautifully shot landscapes. Campbell Scott does a great job of adapting a stage play (by screenwriter Joan Ackerman) to film as well. - 70
The A.V. Club
Off The Map feels peculiar and remote, strangled by an air of arty disengagement. The most vivid characters are the earth and the sky, and they both give stellar performances.
