Rebel in the Rye
This biopic of legendary author J.D. Salinger (Nicholas Hoult) details his relationship with socialite Oona O'Neill (Zoey Deutch), his experiences fighting in World War II, and his writing process for The Catcher in the Rye. Kevin Spacey and Sarah Paulson co-star. Written and directed by Danny Strong, Rebel in the Rye made its world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.
29 June 1968, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
2 July 1990, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
31 May 1989, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA
26 July 1959, South Orange, New Jersey, USA
1 November 1973, Tarzana, California, USA
16 March 1949, London, Ontario, Canada
4 December 1936, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
23 March 1964, Englewood, New Jersey, USA
26 May 1992
October 31, 2017
Yet another cliché-ridden story of the tortured male genius.
October 05, 2017
A faithful and often moving look in the life of J.D. Salinger, a warts-and-all portrayal that succeeds in large part because of a dynamically persuasive performance by Nicholas Hoult.
September 14, 2017
You do see how Salinger's own words, thoughts and actions were reflected in the character of Holden.
October 17, 2017
An unfortunate misfire.
December 05, 2017
Rebel in the Rye works when Nicholas Hoult and Kevin Spacey are ironing out the creative process together, but past that it's a bore
October 06, 2017
We see the young Salinger stuck at his desk lighting matches and throwing pages in the garbage. We see his trembling hand hovering above a page. There is sometimes music. When all else fails, there's a montage.
September 15, 2017
With Rebel in the Rye, we get a solid, well-acted and basically standard biopic.
November 12, 2017
...Rebel in the Rye could have gone deeper into life of the literary reclus
October 05, 2017
Even if the somewhat stiff movie doesn't quite fulfill its promises, it's an impressive undertaking for writer-director Danny Strong.
September 15, 2017
If Jones doesn't quite pull it off, it is at least a film of many pleasures and a thought-provoking look at American literature's most famous loner.
October 05, 2017
The actors hit their marks and say their lines; the movie looks polished and professional. And it's completely empty, unable to interrogate its subject in any way that matters.
September 15, 2017
It's not without its charms and solid observations about the perils and passions of the writerly life, but it's too blunt, too neat, and entirely too starry-eyed about both the creator and his creation.
