Tully

Tully

2002 · 106 min · EN · R · 6.2 (20 votes)
Dir. Hilary Birmingham · Starring Anson Mount, Julianne Nicholson, Glenn Fitzgerald, Catherine Kellner, V. Craig Heidenreich, Natalie Canerday · Music Marcelo Zarvos
Drama

Tully Jr. and Earl live on their father's Nebraska ranch, proud and independent to a fault. While the shy, reclusive Earl spends his free time watching movies, the cockier Tully works his way through a succession of short-term affairs and an off-again, on-again relationship with April, a stripper in town. When their childhood friend Ella returns to town to start a veterinary practice, however, Tully falls for her — although the townsfolk have their doubts that he could ever commit to one woman.

VIBE

A quiet, character-focused drama set against a dusty rural backdrop. It feels like a faded photograph, exploring the subtle complexities of relationships and the quiet desperation of small-town existence. A contemplative, character-driven experience.

melancholicwistfulintrospectivebittersweetslow-burnindie dramacharacter-drivennaturalisticfamilysmall-town lifeunrequited lovemasculinity
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