Suncoast

2024
R
1h 49m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

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Woody Harrelson, Laura Linney, and Nico Parker in Suncoast (2024)

From debut feature film writer/director Laura Chinn, a semi-auto-biographical coming of age story about a young woman dealing with her brother's serious illness.

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Coming-of-Age Drama

While caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up a friendship with an eccentric activist who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all ti... Read allWhile caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up a friendship with an eccentric activist who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time.While caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up a friendship with an eccentric activist who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

7.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Suncoast | Official Trailer

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Suncoast: Doris Come Here

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Suncoast: Doris Come Here

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Suncoast: Get In The Back

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Suncoast: Coming Of Age (Featurette)

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Trivia
Laci is 23 years old in real life playing a 16 year old in this film

Goofs
The second time the mother meets the grief counselor on the patio, she sits down on the opposed of the bench wearing brown slippers. When she gets up to sit closer, she has sneakers on.

Connections
Features The Anna Nicole Show (2002)

Soundtracks
Summertime Girl
Written by Jamie Dunlap and Scott Nickoley
Courtesy of Universal Production Music

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Featured review

6/10

Coming-of-age while reflecting on loss

As "Suncoast" (2024 release; 109 min.) opens, we are in "Clearwater, Florida", and highschooler Doris and her mom are transferring Doris' brother into a hospice facility called Suncoast, by happenstance the very same one where the Terri Schiavo drama is playing out. Doris is stressed out by her hard-charging mom and the overall situation... At this point we are 10 minutes into the movie.

Couple of comments: this is the directing debut of actress Laura Chinn, who in essence is bring her own story to the screen. Laura Linney plays the mom who is, let's just say, not a very likeable character. Woody Harrelson plays Paul, an well-meaning eccentric who befriends Doris. British actress Nico Parker ("The Last of US") plays Doris. The film is not bad, but suffers from a rather uneven script, going on a dime from a "Mean Girls" reminding scene into dealing with life-ending situations. I had forgotten all about the Terri Schiavo situation, which made national headlines in the early 00s.

"Suncoast" premiered a few weeks ago at the Sundance film festival, and is now streaming on Hulu, where I caught it a few evenings ago. If you are in the mood for a coming-of-age while also looking at how to deal with loss, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.