Nowhere Special (2020) Movie Summary

1. Nowhere Special - Caution Spoilers

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  • A dying father seeks a new family for his young son. There are times when I want to have my heart broken at the movies and times when I most definitely don’t. I’m currently in a “definitely don’t” phase, and had been deliberately avoiding Nowhere Special, but the recent heatwave sent me to the local... Nowhere Special Read More

2. Nowhere Special movie review & film summary (2024) - Roger Ebert

  • Apr 24, 2024 · John is dying. He has only months to find a new home for Michael. As painful and difficult as that task is, there is another that is worse. John ...

  • There are so many ways to go wrong with this story, but writer/director Uberto Pasolini does not let that happen, relying on the most ordinary details to take on greater and greater weight. 

3. Nowhere Special | Rotten Tomatoes

  • When single father John is given only a few months left to live, he tries to find the perfect family for his young son while shielding the boy from the ...

  • When single father John is given only a few months left to live, he tries to find the perfect family for his young son while shielding the boy from the terrible reality of the situation. As he struggles to find the right answer for the impossible task, he meets a social worker who opens him up to solutions he never would have considered.

4. 'Nowhere Special' Review: Understated Drama Earns Your Tears

  • Apr 25, 2024 · As a 35-year-old, terminally ill single father in Northern Ireland, John (a quietly powerful James Norton) grieves his impending demise and the ...

  • In 'Nowhere Special,' Uberto Pasolini delivers a subtle, caring statement on navigating grief through terrific leads James Norton and Daniel Lamont. 

5. Chris Knipp • View topic - Uberto Pasolini: Nowhere Special (2020)

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  • DANIEL LAMONT, JAMES NORTON IN NOWHERE SPECIAL

6. Nowhere Special movie review: a father's final bittersweet task

7. The Child Is Father to the Man: Nowhere Special - Critics At Large

  • Oct 25, 2023 · The film is about his struggle, through the services of an adoption agency, to find foster parents for Michael while he tries to figure out a ...

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8. 'Nowhere Special' Review: Dying Father Adoption Drama Will Wreck ...

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  • 'Nowhere Special' review: This 35-year-old dying father adoption drama starring James Norton and directed by Uberto Pasolini will wreck you.

9. Review: "Nowhere Special" finds hope in desolation - Blog

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  • by Cláudio Alves Windows can be like prosceniums, framing lives in tableaus pract...

10. Nowhere Special review – tremendous James Norton ...

  • Jul 14, 2021 · The movie, inspired by actual events and directed by Italian film-maker Uberto Pasolini, is the story of John's search to find a family to adopt ...

  • The McMafia star’s empathetic role as a single dad dying of brain cancer stops Uberto Pasolini’s film from getting cloying

11. Nowhere Special Movie Review | Common Sense Media

  • Parents need to know that Nowhere Special is a profoundly moving drama loosely based on a true story with themes around death and some strong language.

  • Teary drama about a single father planning life after death. Read Common Sense Media's Nowhere Special review, age rating, and parents guide.

12. 'Nowhere Special' Review: James Norton In Touching Father-And-Son ...

  • Apr 26, 2024 · At its heart it is also an inspiring story of dedicated parent and child, how we face the uncertain future, and what we leave behind. Nowhere ...

  • A review of 'Nowhere Special' starring James Norton as a terminally ill single dad trying to find a forever home for his young son.

13. Nowhere Special (2020) directed by Uberto Pasolini • Reviews, film + cast

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  • John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation.

14. 'Nowhere Special' Wasn't Special Enough to Get Anywhere

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  • Nowhere Special’s delayed release is, well, nothing special, but neither is the careful and unambitious film.

15. Nowhere Special - the ending - Caution Spoilers

  • Aug 5, 2021 · At the end of the film we see Michael and John take a bus to a block of flats. They knock on the door and it's opened by the smiling single woman.

  • Spoilers, and hankies, a go-go. (My four-star review is here.) When I said in my review that there’s a “happy” ending, I meant as happy as it can be, which means the audience too achieving some acceptance of the inevitability of John’s death. But it is happy, because John can now die safe in the... Nowhere Special – the ending Read More

16. Nowhere Special Reviews - Metacritic

  • Ultimately, what keeps Nowhere Special from being nothing special is the film's delicacy, its unfussy simplicity, its perceptiveness. The empathy it brings ...

  • John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation. Although initially certain of what he is looking for in the perfect family, John gradually abandons his early convictions, over- whelmed by doubts on the decision. How can he judge a family from a brief encounter? And does he know his own child well enough to make this choice for him? As John struggles to find the right answer to his impossible task, he comes to accept the help of a young social worker, opening himself to solutions he would never have considered. And he finally comes to accept his anger at the injustice of his destiny, the need to share the truth with his son, and to follow the child's instincts on the biggest decision of their lives.

17. Nowhere Special Film Review - Towne Post Network -

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  • In present-day Northern Ireland, John is a 33-year-old window washer with a four-year-old son Michael. Unbeknownst to Michael, his father is dying of a terminal illness – cancer, we presume, although (like many details in Uberto Pasolini’s “Nowhere Special”) it’s never spelled out for us. Through the help of an adoption agency, John sets out […]

18. Nowhere Special review: a dying father's life | Sight and Sound - BFI

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  • A terminally ill man, played by James Norton, spends poignant moments with his young son at the end of an unremarkable life, in Uberto Pasolini’s grounded drama.

19. Movie Review - Nowhere Special (2020) - Flickering Myth

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  • Nowhere Special, 2020. Directed by Uberto Pasolini. Starring James Norton, Daniel Lamont and Eileen O’Higgins. SYNOPSIS: A terminally ill man devotes his final months to tracking down a suitable adopted family for his four-year-old son. “Where is my mummy?” asks a four-year-old boy during one of many heart-breaking scenes in new drama Nowhere Special. The […]

20. NOWHERE SPECIAL - Film - European Film Awards

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  • John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation. Although initially certain of what he is looking for in the perfect family, John gradually abandons his early convictions, over- whelmed by doubts on the decision. How can he judge a family from a brief encounter? And does he know his own child well enough to make this choice for him? As John struggles to find the right answer to his impossible task, he comes to accept the help of a young social worker, opening himself to solutions he would never have considered. And he finally comes to accept his anger at the injustice of his destiny, the need to share the truth with his son, and to follow the child's instincts on the biggest decision of their lives.

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