3 Movies Directed by James Ponsoldt

The Spectacular Now

The Spectacular Now

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-09-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (87796 Reviews)

Director:

James Ponsoldt

Cast:

Writer:

Scott Neustadter (screenplay)

Michael H. Weber (screenplay)

Tim Tharp (novel)

Fullplot:

Sutter Keely lives in the now. It's a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he's the life of the party, loves his job at a men's clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, he's never far from his supersized, whiskey-fortified thirst-master cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finecky hovering over him. She's different: the "nice girl" who reads science fiction and doesn't have a boyfriend. While Aimee has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, they're drawn together.

Smashed

Smashed

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-12-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

81 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (11983 Reviews)

Director:

James Ponsoldt

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Kate and Charlie Hannah have a relationship well lubricated with alcohol, but Kate finally finds her chemical appetites have gotten completely out of control. With the help of an ex-addict friend at work, Kate finds a support group that helps her begin to conquer her addictions. However, that recovery proves just part of a larger personal challenge to rebuild her life even as her marriage with her drunken husband deteriorates.

The End of the Tour

The End of the Tour

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-11-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (1443 Reviews)

Director:

James Ponsoldt

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Donald Margulies (screenplay)

David Lipsky (book)

Fullplot:

The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'

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