Guidance

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Guidance

2015

1h 21m

Comedy

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A former TV child star (Pat Mills) helps a teenage outcast (Zahra Bentham) after embellishing his resume to become a high-school guidance counselor.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

09/24/2015

3/4

A wicked comedy.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

08/27/2015

It's a creative hat trick of wildly amusing proportions.

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Tom Keogh

Seattle Times

08/20/2015

3/4

This is a writer-director to watch.

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Matt Shiverdecker

Austin American-Statesman

09/17/2015

Guidance manages to be ridiculous and oddly charming.

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Adrian Mack

Georgia Straight

08/25/2015

If Guidance struggles to find the right tone for its mounting provocations, it never yields to the kind of flat-out cynicism that's fashionable in Hollywood comedies.

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Elias Savada

Film International

08/24/2015

4/5

A very impressive jump by Mr. Mills into the big time. He can play misguided as long as he wants. We need the laughs.

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05/25/2019

Unexpected Canadian Comedy Indie treat! My husband and I tried to muffle our laughter as we watched this comedy on Amtrak. Original, fun, flawed characters, and no sentiment. Tight writing and solid storyline. Watch it! Best sustained laughs this year.

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11/27/2017

Pat Mills has concocted a subversive, silly and oh-so-comically Canadian version of failed-actor-turned-guidance counselor.

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07/13/2016

Unconventional but surprisingly funny and hilarious look at a man in a downward spiral who, through posing as a high school counsellor, ends up helping a series of high school students through unconventionally asymmetrical & hilarious, yet surprisingly effective advice. His lies soon catch up with with him and force a humorous resolution that has a positive uplift. An interesting, yet small budget film of worthy interest.

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06/18/2016

Although it starts to wane in its final stretch, it is mostly ridiculous, irreverent, and much funnier than expected; You have to hand it to Mills, who is essentially a one man wrecking crew here.

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06/12/2016

Terrible movie. Halfway between stupid and absurd. Can't believe the ratings it got - you shouldn't either.

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Mike L

@RT17066096 05/23/2016

Guidance is a surprise of a film. It balances humor and heart exceptionally well. Like the rest of the reviews are saying, Pat Mills is one to look out for in the future

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Synopsis

A former TV child star (Pat Mills) helps a teenage outcast (Zahra Bentham) after embellishing his resume to become a high-school guidance counselor.

Director: Pat Mills
Producer: Alyson Richards, Mike MacMillan
Screenwriter: Pat Mills
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Téléfilm Canada, Edyson Entertainment
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 21, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.4K
Runtime: 1h 21m

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