Sunlight Jr.

Sunlight Jr. is a 2013, American drama film directed by Laurie Collyer and starring Matt Dillon and Naomi Watts.[2] The film is a poignant vignette following a couple expecting their first child. The couple must come to grips with their dire financial situation while in the midst of an unplanned pregnancy and its subsequent challenges.

Sunlight Jr.
Film poster
Directed byLaurie Collyer
Written byLaurie Collyer
StarringNaomi Watts
Matt Dillon
Music byJ Mascis
CinematographyIgor Martinovic
Release date
  • April 20, 2013 (2013-04-20) (Tribeca)[1]
  • November 15, 2013 (2013-11-15) (US)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast
  • Naomi Watts as Melissa Winters
  • Matt Dillon as Richie Barnes
  • Norman Reedus as Justin
  • Tess Harper as Kathleen
  • Antoni Corone as Edwin
  • Adrienne Lovette as Vivian
  • Vivian Fleming-Alvarez as Store Patron (uncredited)
  • Keith Hudson as Micky
  • Victoria Vodar as Pretty Woman (uncredited)
  • Rachael Thompson as Crime and Punishment Woman
  • Beth Marshall as Molly
  • Gabriel Alexander as Kyle (uncredited)

Reception

According to Rotten Tomatoes, 65% of critics have given the film positive reviews, based on 37 reviews and an average rating of 5.92/10, while the aggregate consensus is "It doesn't offer much in the way of uplift, but Sunlight Jr.'s grim storyline is offset by Laurie Collyer's empathetic screenplay and strong performances from Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon."[3] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film holds an average score of 61, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews."[4]

Awards
Awards
Award Category Recipient(s) Outcome
Tribeca Film Festival[2] Best Narrative Feature Laurie Collyer Nominated

References
  1. "Sunlight Jr.: Tribeca Review". Hollywood Reporter. April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  2. "Sunlight Jr". Tribeca. April 19, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  3. "Sunlight Jr". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  4. "Sunlight Jr". Metacritic.


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