Synopsis
A man is tasked with driving his embittered 80-year-old father-in-law cross country to be legally euthanized in Oregon, while along the way helping him rediscover a reason for living.
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Cast
- Frank LangellaRaymond Engersol
- Billy CrudupBrian Gleason
- Christina ApplegateKate Gleason
- Nicola Peltz BeckhamAnnie Gleason
- Mary Kay PlaceEstelle Engersol
- Josh LucasDanny Engersol
- Alex ShafferNick Gleason
- Rebecca BlumhagenAva
- Carla QuevedoGilda
- Will JanowitzRalph
Recommendations
- 80
We Got This Covered
A surprisingly uplifting film about a very difficult topic, Youth In Oregon's remarkable ensemble cast elevate the story into something unique and profound. - 70
Village Voice
Oregon is more than a bittersweet look at a man deciding to end his life before he’s too invalid to have a say in the matter: It’s a study of how plain ol’ stubbornness can keep a family forever brimming with dysfunction. - 58
The Film Stage
Youth in Oregon is a struggle to get through — in its frequently puzzling choices and missed opportunities — but it opens up and reveals itself with genuine catharsis in its closing that just, maybe, is worth the trip for the patient, forgiving viewer. - 50
RogerEbert.com
Is this all well-acted? It certainly is, especially by Langella. But all things being equal, I’d prefer to see him in a revival of “The Man Who Came To Dinner.” - 50
Observer
The terrific cast is well worth watching, but everything else about this wayward movie mistake leaves you feeling just awful. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
A drama that struggles to breathe life into its death-themed narrative. - 38
Slant Magazine
Joel David Moore's film is too often distracted by irrelevant emotional grandstanding. - 30
Variety
Maudlin and mannered, this contrived indie squanders another fine late-career performance from Frank Langella, dousing its treatment of the subject in affectations until it’s snuffed out any trace of genuine life.
