2001NR

Mission

Name: Mission
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2001-04-29
Rating: 9

DramaComedy1h 27m

9.0/10

9.0

TMDB

Storyline

Marvin, a young aspiring writer from New York, moves to California to write a novel. He ends up rooming with a chaotic, bohemian musician named Jay. Marvin finds himself inexorably drawn into the vibrant youth culture of San Francisco's Mission District as both Jay and himself watch their worlds disintegrate. They discover that each has a lot to learn from the other. Mission is a coming-of-age story casting a spotlight on a place and time, moments before artistic aspiring types yielded the Mission to the dotcom entrepreneurs.

Details

DirectorLoren David Marsh

ReleasedApr 29, 2001

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

6 fresh · 0 rotten

Anna Stafford

RTLittle White LiesAug 20, 2026

Wright asks us to keep rooting for someone we can see doing real harm, which is exactly what makes Mission so singular.

Guy Lodge

RTVarietyAug 17, 2026

An atmospheric study of slightly less youthful alienation, trauma and psychological collapse that confirms the director’s stylistic vigor and seriousness of purpose as a storyteller.

Peter Bradshaw

RTGuardianAug 17, 2026

To be honest, Mission is flawed. Some of the action is a bit drama-school-improv... But Mission is a serious film about a serious, relevant subject: the mental health of young men.

Stephen Saito

RTMoveable FestOct 5, 2026

George MacKay delivers a tour de force performance as a volatile young man determined to push life to its limits or die trying.