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Love and Death on Long Island

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1998 | 93 min | Drama, Romance

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Critics loved it (87% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 33 min.
What might put you off
Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.

Curmudgeonly author Giles De'Ath, a widower with a marked distaste for modern popular culture, attempts to buy a ticket for a film adaptation of an E.M. Forster novel, but instead finds himself watching a tacky teen sex comedy. Yet when the beautiful Ronnie Bostock appears on the movie screen, Giles finds himself caught in a whirlwind of unanswered questions about both his own sexuality and his place in late 20th-century society.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    87% on Rotten Tomatoes, 81 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 13K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Richard Kwietniowski

  • John HurtGiles De'Ath
  • Jason PriestleyRonnie Bostock
  • Fiona LoewiAudrey
  • Sheila HancockMrs. Barker
  • Harvey AtkinLou
  • Maury ChaykinIrving Buckmuller
  • Gawn GraingerHenry
  • Elizabeth QuinnMrs. Reed
  • Linda BusbyMrs. Abbott
  • Bill LeadbitterEldridge