Mozart and the Whale
2005 · Movie · PG-13 · 92 min · ★ 6.2 · 75% critics
Two adults on the autism spectrum meet through a support group and begin a relationship that feels both exciting and difficult. As they try to connect, work, and navigate everyday social expectations, their differences and misunderstandings repeatedly test what they’re building together.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-09-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (153 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a different romantic drama that mixes warmth with awkward, sometimes heightened behavior and a support-group setting; Not for you if you want subtle realism or dislike sugarcoated, predictable turns like in Ghost Town.
Pros: unusual romance premise; some relatable moments; brings awareness | Cons: uneven portrayal; clichéd tone; rushed, tidy wrap-up
Themes
- taxi driver
- autism
- asperger's syndrome
Cast & crew
Josh Hartnett
as Donald Morton
Radha Mitchell
as Isabelle Sorenson
Gary Cole
as Wallace
Sheila Kelley
as Janice
Erica Leerhsen
as Bronwin
John Carroll Lynch
as Gregory
Nate Mooney
as Roger
Rusty Schwimmer
as Gracie
Robert Wisdom
as Blume
Allen Evangelista
as Skeets
Directed by Petter Næss