Synopsis
Samantha Kingston has everything. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, she wakes up with no future at all. Trapped into reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was.
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Cast
- Zoey DeutchSamantha Kingston
- Halston SageLindsay Edgecombe
- Elena KampourisJuliet Sykes
- Jennifer BealsMrs. Kingston
- Logan MillerKent McFuller
- Cynthy WuAlly Harris
- Erica TremblayIzzy Kingston
- Medalion RahimiElody
- Diego BonetaMr. Daimler
- Kian LawleyRob Cokran
Recommendations
- 80
The Hollywood Reporter
This neatly written Heathers-meets-Groundhog Day high-concept package delivers both technical polish and a toothsome yet likeable cast. - 80
Village Voice
Russo-Young gives this teen parable the thriller treatment to ward off any cheese, and watching Deutch learn her lesson with that expressive face of hers is a singular, moving experience. - 70
Screen Daily
Deutch, who appeared in Beautiful Creatures as well as Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some, delivers a sympathetic lead performance, carrying the film with equal doses of sweetness and grace, strength and vulnerability. - 70
Variety
While the story easily could have fallen into a broken-record rut, “Nobody Walks” director Russo-Young finds ways of making the day in question feel fresh each time Sam lives it, while giving the overall presentation a look, feel, and voice that’s distinct from the vast swatch of YA movies. - 70
New York Magazine (Vulture)
The film mostly retains its humanity, largely thanks to Deutch’s performance and Russo-Young’s insistence on keeping her at the forefront of almost every shot. - 67
The Playlist
Before I Fall is a movie that will make its core audience of teenage girls melt and is a nice diversion for everyone else. It will make Hollywood studios take Russo-Young more seriously and be a calling card for Deutch, Sage and Miller. That’s not so bad, is it? - 67
The Film Stage
The beats are familiar, recalling many a teen movie past, but the themes resonate for today’s youth and they resonate clearly. - 67
IndieWire
Russo-Young insists upon Before I Fall maintaining the courage of its convictions, and she gets her way — the movie takes a while to get off the ground, but when it lands, it lands hard.
