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The Cathedral

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96% Tomatometer 24 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
An only child’s meditative, impressionistic account of an American family’s rise and fall over twenty years.
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Critics Consensus

As carefully and impressively constructed as its title would suggest, The Cathedral offers an absorbing, impressionistic child's-eye look at family life.

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Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter Sep 16, 2022
Juxtaposes remembered interactions and still-life shots with a deliberate, elliptical precision, the minor-key notes building to a chord that resounds with the ache of lost time and unexpressed emotions. Go to Full Review Sheila O'Malley RogerEbert.com Sep 2, 2022
3.5/4
The Cathedral marries form to content in a striking way. Go to Full Review Manohla Dargis New York Times Sep 1, 2022
Part of the pleasure of “The Cathedral” is how D’Ambrose plays with — and gently destabilizes — narrative conventions by drawing from different realist traditions. Go to Full Review Ryan Swen Taipei Mansions Sep 5, 2025
D’Ambrose second feature The Cathedral marks another such turning point, and a remarkable melding of his filmmaking hallmarks with something that might be called more conventional. Go to Full Review Cory Woodroof 615 Film Nov 10, 2022
If you’re want to watch one of those “this is why I make movies; look at my parents,” things without really having to suss through knowing way too much about the filmmaker going in, this is your best bet. Go to Full Review Filipe Freitas Always Good Movies Oct 27, 2022
3.5/5
It's just almost pathologically elementary, floating with nostalgia and a few painful moments that could go even further in its narrative purpose. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Judith K @ziqiongmom Dec 17, 2025 If you like watching paint dry, place settings, and moving light on floors and carpets, this is the movie for you. To call this movie plotting as spare is an understatement. Watch Boyhood instead, if you want to watch a movie that traces a boy's development from childhood to adulthood. See more Cora J @RT66171985 Nov 18, 2025 Yo that was awesome!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Ricky D'Ambrose

Director

Monica Barbaro

Lydia Damrosch

Brian d'Arcy James

Richard Damrosch

Geraldine Singer

Flora Orkin

Mark Zeisler

Nick Orkin

William Bednar-Carter

Jesse (age 16)

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The Cathedral

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Synopsis An only child’s meditative, impressionistic account of an American family’s rise and fall over twenty years.
Director
Ricky D'Ambrose
Producer
Graham Swon
Screenwriter
Ricky D'Ambrose
Production Co
Ravenser Odd
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 28m
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