- Release Date: 2005
- Runtime: 91 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Starring: Casey Affleck, Kevin Corrigan, Mary Kay Place, Seymour Cassel ... see all
- Director: Steve Buscemi
- Plot: Jim is a young man who, after deciding he can't make it on his own, moves back to his hometown in Indiana -- under his parents' roof. He's saved from... Read more
User Reviews
NOT GOOD
Nov 29, 2008
ashkanbat24 - yahoo.com
Nov 29, 2008ashkanbat24 - yahoo.com
this film have a tired story i ever see.i dont know first person actor AFFLECK have a sadly face for all time film.however this film is a mediocre romantic thats all.... Full review
Do see it
Jun 09, 2008
samsalmassi - yahoo.com
Jun 09, 2008samsalmassi - yahoo.com
This is what happens to all of us, sometimes we lose ourselves and we don't know where to search, This story makes us remember small things that can save our lives.... Full review
Lonesome Jim
Feb 11, 2008
lammasgj - yahoo.com
Feb 11, 2008lammasgj - yahoo.com
It is not worth the money you pay for rent! And it is not comedy at all! Well, before you want to see it, check review.... Full review
Intentionally Unfunny?
Aug 18, 2007
tangoviudo - imdb.com
Aug 18, 2007tangoviudo - imdb.com
"Lonesome Jim" was directed by Steve Buscemi - a fact I missed when I first watched it. I thought it was a tad too methodical in its portrayal of a guy who is the sole author of his own misery.... Full review
The silver lining of a dark cloud
Feb 02, 2007
sixtwentysix - imdb.com
Feb 02, 2007sixtwentysix - imdb.com
Casey Affleck does a good job becoming the unlovable loser that you're actually interested in watching in this film. And for what it's worth, I feel like this film did a great job avoiding indie cliché's. Jim is not really... Full review
Unpretenious, funny and Liv Tyler!
Jan 26, 2007
samkan - imdb.com
Jan 26, 2007samkan - imdb.com
Although I agree with many of the people that this was a good movie, I do not necessarily agree that it had a moral, taught a lesson, etc. The script, as economical as it was, was terrific, not to mention... Full review
Dreadful Jim
Jan 14, 2007
conker945 - yahoo.com
Jan 14, 2007conker945 - yahoo.com
It seems that the only indie films we see are films that are about the main character going back home and finding themselves. We've seen it in Garden State, we've seen it in a bunch of other indie films. Here's a... Full review
Lonesome train whistle sounding in rural rustbelt
Sep 26, 2006
correcamino - imdb.com
Sep 26, 2006correcamino - imdb.com
You can object to the choice to make this film about a so-called depressive. You can object that Jim doesn't just snap out of it. But of all the things you can say about Lonesome Jim, you can't say it... Full review
Let down...
Sep 03, 2006
vgelements - yahoo.com
Sep 03, 2006vgelements - yahoo.com
Watched this with a few friends this evening. Major let down... what a sad/go no where story. The cast and acting seemed pretty good for an indie. But the movie was as a whole is just bad news.... Full review
ehat i ove about to kill a mockingbird
Apr 19, 2006
nhmjr - yahoo.com
Apr 19, 2006nhmjr - yahoo.com
tragic and an excellent choice for truth in a period when and where I grew up. There was segration in the San Juaquin and in Northern Nevada until about 1960. There were some last survivors of the Bore wars I grew... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Aug 08, 2008The Independent
Lonesome Jim' might be the cheapest and grainiest example of this sub-genre by some margin
Directed by Steve Buscemi, it's a deadpan, dead miserable black comedy which fully deserves cult status.
... Full Review
| Aug 08, 2008associatedcontent.com
The Direction, Acting, and Cinematography were all outstanding making the aesthetic of the film very prominent.....The story was very bleak and eccentric.....With a few simple script revisions this film could have truly been a meaningful work of art;....Subsequently the film continues to explore Jim#39;s mundane....The premise of Lonesome Jim was very promising, especially combined with the distinctive visual aura created by the filmmakers..... ... Full Review
| Apr 07, 2008BBC Films
Affleck works quiet wonders with his dour character....In all, this is a cut above the average quirky homecoming drama.... ... Full Review
| Oct 24, 2006associatedcontent.com
A Depressing Comedy Directed by Steve Buscemi....This movie is an unconventional comedy..... ... Full Review
| Oct 24, 2006associatedcontent.com
A Depressing Comedy Directed by Steve Buscemi....This movie is an unconventional comedy..... ... Full Review
News
Now That Grace is Gone, Lonesome Jim has become an Alcoholic Basketball Coach
slashfilm.com –
2008-08-29
The movie really started off on a good note, but then it just got repetitive.
rottentomatoes.com –
2008-08-22
This is Buscemi's fourth film as director (TREES LOUNGE, ANIMAL FACTORY, LONESOME JIM), but my first one to actually watch. It's about journalist Pierre Peders (Busemi) interviewing a Paris Hilton type actress named Katya (Sienna Miller). ... Full Article
Lonesome Jim (15)
totalfilm.com –
2008-04-11
Met ro Coffee & Wine, 711 S. Osprey Ave., hosts a panel discussion, "Foreign Film: Challenges in the American Marketplace" from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with producer and festival honoree Jonathan Sehring ("Boy's Don't Cry," "Lonesome Jim," "The Night ... Full Article
Lonesome Jim Fails to Click: Hampered by Affleck's Listless Delivery and Buscemi's Confusing Direction
associatedcontent.com –
2006-09-11
What do you get when you pair Ben Affleck's younger brother with quirky actor-cum-director Steve Buscemi? Unfortunately, not much. Lonesome Jim tracks the life of a not-very-loveable loser (Casey Affleck) as he returns to his parents and their small town... ... Full Article
Lonesome Jim
dvdtalk.com –
2006-08-29
This just in: growing up still sucks. Few would know that better than Jim (Casey Affleck), who is, as Steve Buscemi's latest directorial effort Lonesome Jim opens, escaping a meager existence in Manhattan walking dogs and pulling part-time shifts at... ... Full Article

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