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One day, she left the house while her father was asleep, and she was approached by an old man in an ice cream truck standing in front of her house. "[18], Other reviewers praised the performance of young Lexy Kolker as well. Alan believes that his daughter Mary, Chloe's mother, is still alive, and Chloe soon realizes that the "ghost" in her closet is actually her mother Mary being held at Madoc Mountain. Plot Summary | Add Synopsis. We know life happens, so if something comes up, you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime. “Freaks” is ultimately the the story of Chloe learning the truth about her surroundings, and her powers, with the help of her father and Mr. Snowcone. It all makes sense later, but it’s not a mystery you hold onto for fun, so much as get dragged along by. To help Chloe have a normal life, Henry seeks to educate her on general social behavior so she will one day be able to pose as a me… It’s clever, too, how certain powers overlap within later action scenes, all within the indie's production value. [11], Freaks was released in theaters in the U.S. and Canada on September 13, 2019. After Henry dies from his injuries, Mary arrives using her flight abilities and kills the remaining ADF agents. When a mysterious stranger offers her a glimpse of what’s really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth isn’t so simple, the danger is very real. Sign up for a FANALERT® and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. He proves to be a very Bruce Dern-type of grouchy pseudo-father figure, and he knows Chloe’s true potential, and how Chloe can help him break into that mountain. Announcement of winners at the Trieste Film Festival. movie theaters are playing Freaks (2019) near you. 1 hr 44 min. We’re only two months into 2019, but I can safely predict that Freaks is one of the best sci-fi movies you’ll see this year. Storyline. The story is all told from Chloe’s perspective, who is performed with great confidence by Lexy Kolker. Kept locked inside the house by her father, 7-year-old Chloe lives in fear and fascination of the outside world, where Abnormals create a constant threat – or so she believes. That’s the greatest weakness of “Freaks”—it’s just not special enough. [6], After Toronto, the film screened at over 40 film festivals around the world, including the Sitges Film Festival in Spain, the Santa Barbara Film Festival, the Cinequest Film Festival, Cleveland Film Festival, and the Vancouver International Film Festival, where it was awarded the Emerging Director award. Despite her father's warnings, Chloe longs to experience the world outside her home and desires a maternal figure in her life, due to never knowing her deceased mother Mary. Two days later, Well Go USA Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film. She’s in practically every scene, the mysteries of the film placed on her shoulders as Chloe tries to decipher what the adults are ultimately intending to do with her; she has strong scenes with her anxious father, and also with Dern’s Mr. Snowcone, who swoops into Chloe’s life in an unexpected way by luring her outside. Synopsis: A bold girl discovers a bizarre, threatening, and mysterious new world beyond her front door after she escapes her father’s protective and paranoid control. When the Reed matriarch Nancy becomes concerned over Chloe's unusual behaviour, Chloe uses her abilities on Nancy, causing Nancy to opt-out of the agreement with Henry. The slippery aspects of the script clash with the sentimentality of the movie, and it’s messier than it needs to be to make an impact. On March 3, 2020 Freaks … Screen Reader Users: To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our Flixster.com website, which has the same tickets as our Fandango.com and MovieTickets.com websites. When Chloe eventually manages to leave the house, she discovers her own abnormal power of telepathy at the prodding of an elderly ice cream truck driver. Freaks is a … All will be explained and it turns into a brilliant Sci-Fi Thriller that continues to surprise and evolve. “Freaks” is ultimately the the story of Chloe learning the truth about her surroundings, and her powers, with the help of her father and Mr. Snowcone. Mary promises to keep Chloe safe, but Chloe refuses to continue hiding, believing that no one can stop them from living wherever they want. Collider's Perri Nemiroff called her performance "truly unforgettable work"[19] and Variety's Andrew Barker said "relative newcomer Kolker carries the film effortlessly. On a larger scale, “Freaks” takes place in a world not too removed from the X-Men, where the super-powered (known even in government-speak as “freaks”) are in danger, especially after a tragedy related to super powers wiped out a city. The third act of this film provides a different way around this climax—instead of having characters “break in” and get out—and displays some impressive slow-motion as one character (Chloe isn’t the only “freak” in this story) manipulates time. When a mysterious stranger offers her a glimpse of what’s really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth isn’t so simple, the danger is very real. A seven-year-old girl, Chloe, who lives with her father, was told that the outside world was dangerous and was spending lonely days in her house. [12] It was released for online sales and VOD on December 3, 2019, with a Blu-ray and DVD release on December 10, 2019. The old man, who is Chloe's grandfather, tells him about the fact that Chloe's mother is alive … [10] It won Best Film and the Audience Award at the Paris International Fantastic Film Festival and won the Silver Raven Jury Prize at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. It is revealed that Henry and Alan are also abnormals, identified by their bleeding eyes, with Henry using his time-altering powers to cause only a few months to pass outside of the house during the several years he and Chloe have resided there. Freaks premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2018. Yes, it’s an R-rated movie with some abrupt blood splatter—caused by the super-powers—but it has the simplicity of a more cynical version of what’s deemed a kid’s story, a choice that feels like a cop-out even though it’s all from Chloe’s POV. Nancy subsequently contacts the Abnormal Defense Force (ADF) to apprehend Chloe and her family, but Chloe uses her powers to trick the ADF agents into believing that Nancy is abnormal and they kill her. Rack up 500 points and you'll score a $5 reward for more movies. Kept locked inside the house by her father, 7-year-old Chloe lives in fear and fascination of the outside world. "[17], In The Hollywood Reporter, Justin Lowe praised the film's lead performances, stating that Kolker's "semi-improvised performance couldn't be any more authentic and she's well matched with Hirsch, drawing on his own parental experience, as her conflicted and overprotective father. Seven-year-old Chloe Lewis has spent her entire life confined inside an abandoned house with her father Henry, who forbids her from leaving under the threat of being killed by "the bad men". Upon discovering that Chloe left the house and has been in contact with Alan, Henry brings her to the home of the neighboring Reed family, who have entered into a prior agreement to care for Chloe in exchange for cash. [7] The Vancouver festival programmers wrote "Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein's skewed sci-fi thriller ratchets up the go-for-broke audacity as it laces the family drama of Room with genre confections indebted to vintage Spielberg. Earn 125 points on every ticket you buy. Through the film's first act, we find out that the world has not ended, but that her father knows something about Chloe she doesn’t understand—Chloe has super powers, and they can reach well beyond the house she’s contained in. The same goes for a scene where Chloe might be talking to her mother, who suddenly appears in a closet, or it might just be a ghost of her. [3][4][5] It received positive reviews, with praise for Kolker's performance. Fandango helps you go back to the movies with confidence and peace of mind. [21], In December 2018, the Toronto International Film Festival named the film to its annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list. Tyler Posey realizes he's on his own in an exclusive clip from 'Alone,' now on FandangoNOW, What to Watch on FandangoNOW: Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Possessor,’ Eva Green in ‘Proxima’ and More, This Week in Movie News: Patrick Wilson to Direct ‘Insidious 5,’ Ben Wheatley to Direct ‘The Meg 2’ and More, R,

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