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This Is Martin Bonner

2013·Movie
1h 23min·R
71
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Sometimes You Have to Lose Your Life in Order to Find It

Martin Bonner has just moved to Nevada from the East Coast, leaving behind his two adult children and a life he spent more than two decades building. He's there working a new job as the volunteer coordinator for a non-profit organization that helps prisoners make the transition from incarceration to freedom. It's Martin's first job in two years and he's recently declared bankruptcy. At the same time, Travis Holloway, a prisoner in the program, is being released after serving twelve years. Sent back into the world with nothing, Travis also finds life in Reno difficult to adjust to, despite the help from his program sponsor, Steve Helms. The stories of Martin and Travis slowly converge, as the two men meet and find that they have much in common, not the least of which is an unspoken need for encouragement and support.
Quiet Character StudyRedemption ArcIndie DramaEmotional ResonancePrison ReintegrationMidlife CrisisSubtle StorytellingHumanistic ApproachMelancholic Tone

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Where can I stream This Is Martin Bonner?

In the United States, This Is Martin Bonner is free with ads on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, and Fawesome. You can rent or buy it from Fandango At Home. It also streams in 4 other countries.

Is This Is Martin Bonner worth watching?

71
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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 71). Critics rate it higher (84 out of 100) than audiences (64).

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.