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Harbour has spent his whole life trying to take care of his motherless and suicidal little brother, Wilbur. The brothers are inseparable. In their thirties, they lose their father and inherit his second-hand bookshop. One day Alice enters the shop with her little daughter. Alice is a cleaning lady at the nearby hospital and she sells the books that the patients leave behind. The daughter Mary yearns... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign and Comedy |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 46 min. |
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| Release Date: |
March 12th, 2004 (LA/NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for language and some distrurbing images. |
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| Distributors: |
ThinkFilm
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$233,053 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B-
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Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"...explores the border between whimsy and tedium." more...
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C |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...despite its title, this is a warm human comedy." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Robert K. Elder
"Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself is a very good, offbeat movie with a very bad, offbeat title." more...
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B |
New York Post, V.A. Musetto
"...manages to look death square in the face and walk away laughing." more...
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B |
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