Somewhere in Queens

2023 1h 46m EN

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6.3

MID

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92%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.8

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 87🍅92%Rotten Tomatoes●61Metacritic★6.8IMDB · 6,633

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ray Romano
Leo Russo
Laurie Metcalf
Angela Russo
Jacob Ward
Matthew 'Sticks' Russo
Sadie Stanley
Dani Brooks
Jennifer Esposito
Pamela Carmelo
Deirdre Friel
Rosa Russo
Jon Manfrellotti
Petey
Danny Garcia
Sal

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ray Romano
Writers: Ray Romano, Mark Stegemann
Languages: English, Portuguese
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ray Romano, shot by Maceo Bishop. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Orton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert Nassau shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Ray Romano and Laurie Metcalf and Jacob Ward carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14097180 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 87 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ray Romano directs. Maceo Bishop behind the camera. Mark Orton scores. Robert Nassau cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
3Directed by Ray Romano, shot by Maceo Bishop. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Mark Orton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Robert Nassau shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ray Romano and Laurie Metcalf and Jacob Ward carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt14097180 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 87 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Maceo Bishop
Original score: Mark Orton
Editing: Robert Nassau
Stunt coordinator: Amy Greene
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $1,802,287
Original language: EN
IMDB: Somewhere in Queens (2023)
Rotten Tomatoes: 92% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 61/100
IMDB rating: 6.8/10 · 6,633 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

2 nominations total

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What people are saying

Brent Marchant2023-06-28
★ 8/10
Genuinely funny family comedies – those without rampant silliness, obnoxiously cynical, smart-mouthed kids, and saccharine-encrusted coatings – have become a rarity in recent years, but, fortunately, this debut feature from actor-writer-director Ray Romano has breathed some new life in this genre. This film about a blue collar New York construction worker (Romano) follows his loving efforts to help out his painfully shy but gifted 18-year-old son (Jacob Ward) earn a college basketball scholarship in an effort to help him stave off a future that’s likely to be disappointingly identical to his own. However, despite his earnest, heartfelt gestures, he ends up creating more issues than he bargained for, some of which threaten to saddle his tight-knit Italian family with more headaches and hurt than expected. The result is a delightful though far from sappy offering very much in the mode of comedies they generally don’t make any more. The film is chock full of hilarious one-liners from a smartly written script that’s executed with snappy direction, steadily paced editing and fine acting, especially in the award-worthy performance of Laurie Metcalf as the athletic prodigy’s mother. The picture also presents one of the best send-ups of New York Italian family life since “Moonstruck” (1987), raucous without becoming riddled with stereotypes. To be sure, a few story threads could have been better cut out or scaled back, but, on balance, “Somewhere in Queens” serves up a charming, entertaining offering with a number of unexpected twists and turns to keep the material fresh and lively. The film may not have received much fanfare with its limited theatrical release earlier this year, but, thankfully, it’s available for streaming online and more satisfying than a big bowl of pasta. Abbondanza!

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