The Color Wheel
Seen it?2012 | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 23 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
JR, an aspiring news-anchor, forces her younger brother Colin to embark on a road trip to move her belongings out of her professor-turned-lover’s place. Traveling through New England, they uncomfortably run into old school-mates or revisit familial history from which they have long since diverged.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
78% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$12K worldwide on a $19K budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alex Ross Perry
- Carlen AltmanJR
- Alex Ross PerryColin
- Bob ByingtonProfessor Neil Chadwick
- Kate Lyn SheilJulia
- Anna Bak-KvapilKim Thompson
- Ry Russo-YoungZoe
- Craig ButtaNorton the Bully
- C. Mason WellsChris 'Wheels' Locke
- Keith PoulsonNorton's Sidekick
- Anna Margaret HollymanRoberta B.