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Nearing Grace

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48% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 50% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Having recently lost his mother, teenager Henry Nearing (Gregory Smith) develops a crush on seductive classmate Grace (Jordana Brewster), who toys with him. Though he has been friends with Merna (Ashley Johnson) for a long time, he fails to see her sincere attraction to him, instead, he wastes time with the uncaring Grace.
Nearing Grace

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Critics Consensus

This coming-of-age story doesn't dig deep enough to offer anything fresh to the genre.

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Ted Fry Seattle Times 10/13/2006
1.5/4
Moral dilemmas faced by immature teens is fine fare for young-adult fiction, but a movie that wants them to be taken as something bigger needs better management than Nearing Grace can provide. Go to Full Review Jack Mathews New York Daily News 10/13/2006
2.5/4
The performances by Smith, Brewster and veteran David Morse, as a morbidly depressed widower, elevate Nearing Grace to something near grace. Go to Full Review Luke Y. Thompson Village Voice 10/13/2006
...cinematic youth has rarely seemed so convincingly uncertain, and Brewster could definitely drive a young guy crazy. Go to Full Review Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat 11/10/2007
1/4
It feels like perhaps the screenplay was intensely personal and/or autobiographical, yet it's suspiciously lacking in any dramatic tension. Go to Full Review Wade Major Boxoffice Magazine 10/15/2006
3.5/5
It's so exceptionally well done, so exceedingly well-cast that it makes one realize how few such films actually succeed at all. Go to Full Review Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 10/13/2006
3/5
A fine coming-of-age drama about a sexually eager young man who discovers that anything is possible with a friend who is loving and trustworthy after years of giving and forgiving. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 07/23/2025 Success in 1.75 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Drug Use, Sexual Content and Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more 03/14/2012 Whenever you're scared and running away, You should actually be running toward. See more 01/11/2012 This movie was interesting. I thought that Gregory Smith did a great job at his role along with the rest of the cast and I also found the whole story to be very heart lifting and sad at the same time. It was one of those love storys where you kind of know it's coming way before it does but it still worth watching. All the characters were what i think made the movie so great. See more 01/31/2011 It's easy to call a film cliche, but if that film represents a vision that the filmmaker has always wanted to realize, it's not really fair to dismiss the movie just because someone else got there first. Family dramas often feel the most cliche, because we all live in them everyday. I don't deny that some parts of the film are predictable, but many more are strikingly original and honest - and those are the ones that you'll remember. All of the performances are quite excellent. See more 12/26/2010 disappointing. even though greg was pretty hot either way See more 12/15/2010 Didn't think I would like this at all. In fact the only reason I even took a glimpse at it was because of the aspect of "eye candy" (Jordana Brewster). As cheesy and over dramatic as the protagonist is written, there are multiple moments in the movie that gets you to reflect on your own memories. See more Read all reviews
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Rick Rosenthal

Director

Gregory Smith

Henry Nearing

Jordana Brewster

Grace Chance

Ashley Johnson

Merna Ash

Chad Faust

Lance

David Morse

Shep Nearing

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Synopsis Having recently lost his mother, teenager Henry Nearing (Gregory Smith) develops a crush on seductive classmate Grace (Jordana Brewster), who toys with him. Though he has been friends with Merna (Ashley Johnson) for a long time, he fails to see her sincere attraction to him, instead, he wastes time with the uncaring Grace.
Director
Rick Rosenthal
Producer
Susan Johnson, Rick Rosenthal, Tracy Underwood
Screenwriter
Jacob Aaron Estes
Production Co
Whitewater Films
Rating
R (Drug Use|Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 18, 2005, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 23, 2007
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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