Salinger
Seen it?2013 | 125 min | Documentary
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 36% on Rotten Tomatoes, almost no lasting buzz and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 5 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclusion: how his dramatic experiences during World War II influenced his life and work, his relationships with very young women, his obsessive writing methods, his many literary secrets.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
36% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$651K worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 12K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shane Salerno
- Michael McdermottSelf - Photojournalist
- A. E. HotchnerSelf - Writer
- Jean MillerSelf - Salinger's Friend
- Gore VidalSelf - Writer
- Tom WolfeSelf - Writer
- John GuareSelf - Playwright
- Philip Seymour HoffmanSelf - Actor
- Martin SheenSelf - Actor
- Harvey JasonSelf - Rare Bookseller
- Paul AlexanderSelf - Salinger's Biographer