Paterson
2016 · Movie · R · 118 min · ★ 7.1 · 93% critics
Paterson follows a bus driver and his wife as they move through one week in Paterson, New Jersey. His days are shaped by routine and quiet interactions, while his creative outlet is writing poetry drawn from everyday moments with the people around him and at home.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-11-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (2,062 votes)
- Box office
- $10,727,536
- Budget
- $5,000,000
About
If you enjoy quiet, character-focused slice-of-life stories with poetry in the everyday, Paterson may feel like a warm, thoughtful fit; Not for you if you want action-heavy drama or a fast, twisty plot, like in The Baker and the Beauty.
Pros: gentle everyday charm; relatable loneliness; strong dialogue/poetry | Cons: slow pacing; divided audience; repetitive routine
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- new jersey
- poetry
- routine
- eavesdropping
- beer
- notebook
- bus driver
- hobby
- twins
- dog
- drink
- +16 more
Cast & crew
Adam Driver
as Paterson
Golshifteh Farahani
as Laura
Rizwan Manji
as Donny
Barry Shabaka Henley
as Doc
William Jackson Harper
as Everett
Chasten Harmon
as Marie
Method Man
as Method Man
- DL
Dominic Liriano
as Boy on Bus 1
Jaden Michael
as Boy on Bus 2
Trevor Parham
as Sam
Directed by Jim Jarmusch