The Future

2011 Drama

A young Los Angeles couple takes a month off from reality in anticipation of adopting a stray cat in this idiosyncratic drama from writer/director Miranda July. In 30 days, Sophie and Jason will be the proud owners of a homeless cat named Paw Paw. Realizing that their lives will never be the same once the new addition arrives in their cramped inner-city apartment, the anxious young couple decides to quit their jobs, give up the Internet, and explore the vast array of options that life has to offer. As Jason brings time to a standstill for a stroll on the moon, Sophie ponders the prospect of turning her back on the city for a future in the suburbs. Meanwhile, in order to find their way back home, Sophie and Jason must finally learn to become one with their own souls.

Director: Miranda July

Starring: Hamish Linklater,Miranda July, David Warshofsky, Isabella Acres, Joe Putterlik

 30 Reviews  3 Awards

Reviews

  • As she did in her striking 2005 debut, "Me and You and Everyone We Know," July creates a fluid cinematic universe.

    Lisa Schwarzbaum - Entertainment Weekly

    27 April 2013

  • On the surface, this film is an enchanting meditation. At its core is the hard steel of individuality.

    Roger Ebert - The Chicago Sun-Times

    27 April 2013

  • July is more of a presence than an actress, or even a believable persona.

    Michelle Orange - Movieline

    27 April 2013

  • What does The Future hold? Wonders, each of them weirder and more unnerving than the last.

    Ann Hornaday - The Washington Post

    27 April 2013

  • Halfway into this film, I wanted to smack the mopey bohemian couple played by July and Hamish Linklater; by the end, I realized the director was smacking them for me, and hard. In a case of biting the hand that feeds her, July has made possibly the worst date movie ever for trendy modern couples - a work that traps a pair of passive-aggressive hipsters in a drift of their own making.

    Ty Burr - The Boston Globe

    27 April 2013

Awards

  • Miranda July

    Berlin International Film Festival (2011)

     

  • Best Film

    Ghent International Film Festival (2011)

     

  • Miranda July

    Stockholm Film Festival (2011)

     

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