After an overnight long-distance drive, Joby has a special meeting—with lawyers and his ex-wife. A struggling musician with the prerequisite tattoos, slimy hair, goatee, and his head firmly floating in the clouds, Joby hasn’t been around to be a dad. Now is his last chance to fight for shared custody of his daughter, Ellen.
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GoodWatch score 88February 12, 2012 · 1 h 33 min · Strong Language
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In the United States, For Ellen is free with ads on Plex, The Roku, The CW, Kanopy, Hoopla, Pluto TV, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 7 other countries.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 60 (IMDb 6, Letterboxd 3.1 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 67%, and Metacritic 61).
Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
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