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1998·PG-13

Love and Death on Long Island

DramaRomance1h 33m

🍅87%

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87%

Tomatometer

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57%

Popcornmeter

6.3

TMDB

Storyline

Curmudgeonly author Giles De'Ath, a widower with a marked distaste for modern popular culture, attempts to buy a ticket for a film adaptation of an E.M. Forster novel, but instead finds himself watching a tacky teen sex comedy. Yet when the beautiful Ronnie Bostock appears on the movie screen, Giles finds himself caught in a whirlwind of unanswered questions about both his own sexuality and his place in late 20th-century society.

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Mark Kermode reviews Love and Death on Long Island

Mark Kermode reviews Love and Death on Long Island

Details

DirectorRichard Kwietniowski

ReleasedMar 6, 1998

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guidePG-13US

Studios

Skyline Films

BBC FilmMikado FilmAlfalfa EntertainmentImagex Communications

Cast

John Hurt

John Hurt

Giles De'Ath

Jason Priestley

Jason Priestley

Ronnie Bostock

Fiona Loewi

Fiona Loewi

Audrey

Sheila Hancock

Sheila Hancock

Mrs. Barker

Harvey Atkin

Harvey Atkin

Lou

Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

Irving Buckmuller

Gawn Grainger

Gawn Grainger

Henry

Elizabeth Quinn

Mrs. Reed

Linda Busby

Mrs. Abbott

Bill Leadbitter

Eldridge

Anne Reid

Anne Reid

Maureen

Danny Webb

Danny Webb

Video Assistant

Where to watch(NG)

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Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel

Starz Apple TV channel

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

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YouTube

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Reviews

6 reviews · 4 critics · 1 fan

4 fresh · 1 rotten

R

Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesJan 1, 2000

These opening scenes of Love and Death on Long Island are funny and touching, and Hurt brings a dignity to Giles De'Ath that transcends any snickering amusement at his infatuation.

W

Wesley Lovell

RTCinema SightOct 5, 2023

Hurt gives such a stirring performance that it’s hard to imagine him in any other role.

B

Brian D. Johnson

RTMaclean's MagazineOct 30, 2019

Hurt is a droll delight as the Oxbridge man of letters naïvely discovering America. And Priestley, playing a naïf of a different sort, is deliciously typecast as a deadpan hunk.

A

Austin Kennedy

RTSin MagazineMay 27, 2012

Unfortunately, Hurt is so good that almost everyone around him pales in comparison. Priestley just doesn't have the acting chops to play in the same scenes with him.

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Information

Title

Love and Death on Long Island

Released

Mar 6, 1998

Rated

PG-13

Region of Origin

Canada, United Kingdom

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 33m

Status

Released

Studios

Skyline Films, BBC Film

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