Winona Ryder,
Ethan Hawke,
Ben Stiller,
Janeane Garofalo,
Steve Zahn
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Four recent graduates discover how difficult it is to find a decent job and true love after college.
Directed by: Ben Stiller
Release Date: June 1, 1993
Keywords:
ethan hawke,
ben stiller,
winona ryder,
reality bites,
Ethan Hawke ,
Winona Ryder ,
Ben Stiller ,
Reality Bites
DVD Release Date: July 21, 1998
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February 16, 2012Few films from the 90s portrayed the generation grunge and captured the spirit of that time as spot on as this and "Singles". Even today's kids should easily relate to the group of early Twens who dunno where to go with their lives after graduating from college. Their money, love... read more
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May 30, 2011Ben Stiller's first directing job. This drama/comedy about becoming an adult in/after college is really good. I saw it a while ago, but I remember it was good.
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May 29, 2011Tragic hipsters swallow the empty existence of their lives and discover (gulp!)
that the taste is good. Viewers get to count cool cultural references delivered as wisdom in the meantime. Entertaining though vacuous. -
November 12, 2010"There's no point to any of this. It's all just a... a random lottery of meaningless tragedy and a series of near escapes. So I take pleasure in the details. You know... a Quarter-Pounder with cheese, those are good, the sky about ten minutes before it starts to rain, the mome... read more
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October 19, 2010A look at the generation that was supposed to be in the now, Reality Bites is still relevant, funny, and creative. Ben Stiller should be proud.
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February 5, 2010My interest level seemed to go up and down throughout this movie, even though I can relate to the subject matter.
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November 16, 2009A great drama/comedy that is so surreal and relatable. One of my favorite things about it is that it isn't as dated as you'd think. A lot of the same issues are being dealt with today. I loved Ethan Hawke, he's such a brutally honest character. If only everyone could take a page ... read more
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June 9, 2009It was kinda good movie I was expecting a lil bit more drama or climax in this movie but it was all kinda mellow all through out. In this study of Generation X manners, Lelaina, the valedictorian of her college class, camcords her friends in a mock documentary of posteducation li... read more
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December 30, 2008Sometimes I have the most unreasonable attractions to movies. I know this topic has been covered time and time again, and the ending was complete copout - and by complete I mean COMPLETE - but then I think about the twenty something GenX dialogue, and the constant pop culturing, ... read more
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November 26, 2008An overrated movie about indie hipster trash. If you can relate to these characters I might suggest sucking on the barrel of a gun.
Critic Reviews
August 14, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
August 7, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
In 1994, the novelty of seeing a romantic comedy written and directed by, as well as starring, people in their early 20s made for a certain freshness, but after a point this 'youthfulness' consists of... Full Review
August 7, 2007
Leonard Klady, Variety
Reality Bites begins as a promising and eccentric tale of contemporary youth but evolves into a banal love story as predictable as any lush Hollywood affair. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Caryn James, New York Times
Like the generation it presents so appealingly, it doesn't see any point in getting all bent out of shape and overambitious. But it knows how to hang out and have a great time. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
What unwritten law prevented the makers of Reality Bites from observing that their heroine can't shoot video worth a damn, that their hero is a jerk, and that their villain is the most interesting per... Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Beneath a thin veneer of style lie buried all the old cliches and formulas of typical romantic comedies. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
[Childress and Stiller] encapsulate an era. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
The story may not be new, but it is as fresh as the film's new faces. Full Review
January 2, 2011
Joyce Slaton, Common Sense Media
Comedy about 20-something slackers isn't for kids. Full Review
October 12, 2008
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
Remember Gen X? This is why you forgot it.
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