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Critic A.A. Dowd
rated 3

...Frank is mopping the floor...and—in the most howlingly funny seduction scene in recent memory—sensually squashing peaches into pie filling, his mad baking skills an irresistible aphrodisiac for the lonely divorcée putting him up.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Dan Jolin
rated 8

...the awkward, sad-eyed heart of the film, whose central coming-of-age thread — located in that Amblin heyday...— gives the film a warm, welcome Spielbergian spin.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Catherine Shoard
rated 6

It's brilliantly executed, from the gliding camera and the poise of staging to Rolfe Kent's score...

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Lise Ulrich
rated 7

...en overraskende blid lille film, der frem for alt nærer en ubøjelig tro på det gode i mennesket. Og ikke mindst muligheden for, at alle kan starte på ny, hvis livet synes kørt fast i en altædende intethed.

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Victoria Machmudov
rated 6

Kanadensaren Jason Reitman överraskar med en klassisk melodram som låter Stockholmssyndromet stå i centrum.

Read full review at Moviezine
Critic Bo Tao Michaëlis
rated 7

Labor Day fortælles i et smukt og sindigt glidende tempo, en næsten gammeldags tidskrævende og kælende stil, der aldrig søger det spektakulære udi sex eller vold.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

Jason Reitman
Director
J.K. Simmons
As Mr. Jervis
Josh Brolin
As Frank
Clark Gregg
As Gerald
Kate Winslet
As Adele
Tobey Maguire
As Adult Henry
Marceline Hugot
As Mrs. Farnsworth

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Labor Day is a 2013 American drama film directed by Jason Reitman, starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin as two strangers who become entangled in a love story under incredible circumstances. The film takes place in 1987 and follows the story of Adele Wheeler, a depressed single mother, and her 13-year-old son, Henry, who live in rural New Hampshire. One day, while they are out shopping, a man approaches Henry and convinces them to take him home to look after him. The man is revealed to be Frank Chambers, an escaped convict wanted by the police. Through flashbacks, it is revealed that Frank is a Vietnam War veteran who had a troubled past and has been on the run for over ten years. As the long Labor Day weekend progresses, Frank and Adele develop feelings for each other while trying to evade the police searching for him. The film explores themes of love, regret, second chances at life and redemption as it delves into the characters' complex pasts amidst their unfolding present circumstances until its bittersweet conclusion

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