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Set in Alaska, where the rugged lifestyle of fishermen and cannery workers is gradually giving way to tourism and museums, LIMBO features a colorful cast of characters--a fisherman who has lost his boat, lesbians who own a profitable Alaskan lodge, bar patrons reflecting on the transformation of the state into one huge theme .. Read more

Starring	Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, David Strathairn, Vanessa Martinez, Michael Laskin
Director	John Sayles
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian

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- Audacious and ambitious even for Sayles, this starts, City of Hope-style, by tracing the connections between various... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
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  People in transit
  
  From writer/director John Sayles, you always expect something with a bit more substance than the typical Hollywood movie. He choses to make subtle, slow-... read more »
  
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  - 07 Jul 2004 at 09:43
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  Left in Limbo
  
  LIMBO was a good name for this film as I felt I had been left in Limbo with its ending. For a minute I thought it was a dodgy disc and then the closing credits ... read more »
  
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- - OscarFreak
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  - 05 May 2012 at 17:02
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  Full of holes with irritating ending
  
  This film starts quite well but then completely loses the plot, abandoning characters and storylines in its wake.
  
  The landscape is the undoubted star... read more »
  
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- - famaf
  - 9 reviews
  - 21 Jun 2011 at 14:51
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  one to watch again
  
  'Limbo' - best film of the year so far for me, set in Alaska, with terrific characterisation, cinematography, & texture. Amiable handyman (David ... read more »
  
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- - blahblahblah
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  - Sandy
  - 19 Jun 2009 at 17:29
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  Limbo: Bad title... great film.
  
  John Sayles is always an innovative director who chooses story over big name actors and Limbo is possibly my favourite of his (although Lone Star and Matewan ... read more »
  
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- - gram
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 11 Mar 2008 at 21:40
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  limbo
  
  your typical channel five movie... not awful but not worth a night in...
  
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  - england
  - 31 Jul 2007 at 12:05
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  Sunday afternooner
  
  Good film with character which drifts along at a sunday afternoon pace yet keeps you interested. The ending though!
  
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  - Kettering
  - 28 May 2007 at 16:55
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  Delightfull
  
  I was unsure about watching this movie, and to be honest, it started off slow; Fortunately, it wasn't long before the movie sank its hooks in.
  
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  - Aberdeen, Scotland.
  - 01 Apr 2007 at 14:23
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  Slow, serious, thought provoking. Highly intelligent. First class.
  
  You have to be in the right mood for this kind of film. The story unfolds in its own time (ie slowly), but the characters are true to life and hold the interest... read more »
  
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- - Butler
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  - 14 Nov 2005 at 19:31
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  But what happens next?
  
  Fantastic acting, rare and touching storyline, riveting stuff - but I hate these endings! - like tearing the last page out of a detective story. Think positive... read more »
  
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- - E. del Monte
  - Lincoln, England
  - 20 May 2005 at 21:55
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  Watch without knowing anything
  
  I picked up this film because I had seen Lone Star from the same director. That was a great film so I thought I would see what this director's other stuff ... read more »
  
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- - Fuzz
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  - 21 Mar 2005 at 18:09
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  People in transit
  
  From writer/director John Sayles, you always expect something with a bit more substance than the typical Hollywood movie. He choses to make subtle, slow-... read more »
  
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  - 07 Jul 2004 at 09:43
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  Beautiful scenery
  
  This is only the second John Sayles film I've watched - the other was the Sunshine State - and it was equally as enjoyable. The acting, and directing were ... read more »
  
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  - 17 Dec 2004 at 10:19
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  Another great John Sayles film
  
  Although not Sayles at his very best (see Matewan or Sunshine State for this), Limbo is still a cracking film with typical Sayles characters - loners with past ... read more »
  
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- - Neil1963
  - Oxon
  - 24 Jun 2004 at 16:38
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  Watch without knowing anything
  
  I picked up this film because I had seen Lone Star from the same director. That was a great film so I thought I would see what this director's other stuff ... read more »
  
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- - Fuzz
  - Surrey
  - 21 Mar 2005 at 18:09
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  Limbo: Bad title... great film.
  
  John Sayles is always an innovative director who chooses story over big name actors and Limbo is possibly my favourite of his (although Lone Star and Matewan ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - gram
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 11 Mar 2008 at 21:40
- - 2
  - 0
  Delightfull
  
  I was unsure about watching this movie, and to be honest, it started off slow; Fortunately, it wasn't long before the movie sank its hooks in.
  
  ... read more »
  
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  - Aberdeen, Scotland.
  - 01 Apr 2007 at 14:23
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  one to watch again
  
  'Limbo' - best film of the year so far for me, set in Alaska, with terrific characterisation, cinematography, & texture. Amiable handyman (David ... read more »
  
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- - blahblahblah
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  - Sandy
  - 19 Jun 2009 at 17:29
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  And so...
  
  Like many movies set in the frozen north (Shipping News, Insomnia) much of the interest is in the remote community and its survival. The story centres around ... read more »
  
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- - Helen
  - Manchester
  - 31 Jan 2005 at 17:11
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  Quiet life?
  
  Here is another beautiful vision of ordinary peoples quiet lives, thrust into a strange landscape, by quirky acts of fate.
  
  The first half of this ... read more »
  
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- - debbijam
  - London
  - 16 May 2004 at 17:58
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  Full of holes with irritating ending
  
  This film starts quite well but then completely loses the plot, abandoning characters and storylines in its wake.
  
  The landscape is the undoubted star... read more »
  
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- 1007917
- - famaf
  - 9 reviews
  - 21 Jun 2011 at 14:51

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  Set in Alaska, where the rugged lifestyle of fishermen and cannery workers is gradually giving way to tourism and museums, LIMBO features a colorful cast of characters--a fisherman who has lost his boat, lesbians who own a profitable Alaskan lodge, bar patrons reflecting on the transformation of ...