The Grief of Others
| The Grief of Others | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Patrick Wang |
| Screenplay by | Patrick Wang |
| Based on | The Grief of Others by Leah Hager Cohen |
| Produced by | Jim Cummings Erich Lochner Matt Miller Patrick Wang Benjamin Wiessner |
| Starring | Wendy Moniz Trevor St. John Rachel Dratch Chris Conroy Sonya Harum Mike Faist |
| Cinematography | Frank Barrera |
| Edited by | Elwaldo Baptiste |
| Music by | Aaron Jordan |
Production companies | In the Family Vanishing Angle |
| Distributed by | Grasshopper Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Grief of Others is a 2015 American tragedy film written and directed by Patrick Wang. It is based on the 2011 novel The Grief of Others by Leah Hager Cohen. The film stars Wendy Moniz, Trevor St. John, Rachel Dratch, Chris Conroy, Sonya Harum, and Mike Faist.
Cast
- Wendy Moniz as Ricky Ryrie
- Trevor St. John as John Ryrie
- Rachel Dratch as Madeleine Berkowitz
- Chris Conroy as Lance Oprisu
- Jenna Cooperman as Fiona
- Mike Faist as Gordie Joiner
- Sonya Harum as Jessica Safransky
- Theo Iyer as Hugh Chaudhuri
- Oona Laurence as Biscuit Ryrie
- Henry Gagliardi as Young Paul Ryrie[2]
Release
The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 15, 2015.[1][3]
Awards & Nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SXSW Film Festival | 2015 | Narrative Feature | Patrick Wang | Nominated | [4] |
Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 12 critics' reviews are positive.[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[6]
On New York Times, Bilge Ebiri wrote that "It's an artful portrait of a world that refuses the order we try to impose on it when we close ourselves off to heartache, doubt and pain."[7] On Variety, Justin Chang wrote the film is "a delicate, elliptically structured portrait of six wounded souls coping with the aftermath of tragedy."[8]
On Los Angeles Times, Robert Abele said "Harder to miss, however, in every grainy 16mm shot and heartfelt performance is the movie's understated soul, as Wang guides us, sometimes awkwardly, usually touchingly, from isolation and secrets into understanding and connection."[9]
References
- ^ a b Justin Chang (March 20, 2015). "'The Grief of Others' Review: Patrick Wang's Delicate Family Portrait". Variety. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ "Henry Gagliardi". IMDb. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "'The Grief of Others': Cannes Review". Hollywood Reporter. May 11, 2015. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ "SXSW Film Awards Archive". SXSW. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The Grief of Others". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ^ "The Grief of Others". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ^ Ebiri, Bilge (November 2018). "Review: In 'The Grief of Others,' Mourning Becomes Eclectic". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "SXSW Film Review: 'The Grief of Others'". March 21, 2015. Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "Review: 'The Grief of Others' is another example of Patrick Wang's restrained, soulful filmmaking". Los Angeles Times. November 2018. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.