Synopsis
The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school.
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Cast
- Asa ButterfieldSebastian Prendergast
- Alex WolffJared Whitcomb
- Nick OffermanAlan Whitcomb
- Michaela WatkinsMrs. Whitcomb
- Maude ApatowMeredith Whitcomb
- Ellen BurstynJosephine Prendergast
- Fred ArmisenTour Video Narrator (voice)
- Alec GeorgeAlec
- Shelley DowdyUniversity Receptionist
- Senay MatewosUniversity Administrator
Recommendations
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The Playlist
The House of Tomorrow is a charmer that will incite a smile from ear-to-ear with each and every scene brimming with hope in the face of downtrodden situations and a world that tells you no. - 75
RogerEbert.com
It might not always gracefully connect its plot dots, but “Tomorrow” is almost always watchable. - 70
TheWrap
“More with less” is a rewarding concept when it comes to indie movies, and writer-director Peter Livolsi’s The House of Tomorrow delivers just that in a brisk 90 minutes, telling a sweet, tart, and intelligently life-affirming story of teenage friendship and outsider spirit with a supremely light touch, and a winning collection of performances. - 70
Village Voice
The House of Tomorrow sticks to a time-tested coming-of-age template that’s as common in the indie world as the superhero origin story is in the studio world. But there’s good news, too: When it’s not busy hitting the usual notes, Peter Livolsi’s film, which is based on a novel by Peter Bognanni, manages to be a touching exploration of what “tomorrow” actually means. - 70
Los Angeles Times
As a film about punk rock, living on the edge and coming into your own, The House of Tomorrow is a strong debut from Livolsi. - 63
Slant Magazine
The impressionistic tenor of the unabashedly energetic final sequences is so wondrous that you may wish that writer-director Peter Livolsi had utilized it as The House of Tomorrow's guiding principle. - 63
Observer
It’s not much of a movie, but it feels good and leaves you with life-affirming optimism. - 60
Arizona Republic
For a film that atonally screams praises of the destructive power of punk rock, The House of Tomorrow is disappointingly, if crowd-pleasingly, textbook. The pedestrian narrative still makes for a winsome coming-of-age tale, buoyed as it is by a talented cast and visually striking setting.
