NOW SHOWING – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (Friday, February 3 – Thursday, February 9)

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA:

Friday, February 3 – 7pm,

Saturday, February 4 – 4 & 8pm,

Sunday, February 5 – 4 & 8pm,

Wednesday, February 8 – 7pm,

and Thursday, February 9 – 7pm.

After the death of his older brother Joe (Kyle Chandler), Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) is shocked to learn that Joe has made him sole guardian of his nephew Patrick (Lucas Hedges). Taking leave of his job, Lee reluctantly returns to Manchester-by-the-Sea to care for Patrick, a spirited 16-year-old, and is forced to deal with a past that separated him from his wife Randi (Michelle Williams) and the community where he was born and raised. Bonded by the man who held their family together, Lee and Patrick struggle to adjust to a world without him.

Insider’s tip: “See this film as soon as you can, preferably with someone you love. Kenneth Lonergan’s third feature as a writer-director is a drama of surpassing beauty, and Casey Affleck’s portrayal of the janitor, Lee Chandler, is stripped-back perfection — understated, unaffected, yet stunning in depth and resonance” (Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal).  

Nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA has another 97 wins and 205 nominations for excellence.

 34 out of 52 critics rated the film 100.