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A Mouthful of Air

  • 2021
  • R
  • 1h 45m
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6.1/10
3.2K
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Amanda Seyfried in A Mouthful of Air (2021)
Julie Davis, warm, kind, loving to her husband and child, is a bestselling children's author. While her books deal with unlocking childhood fears, she has yet to unlock the dark secret that has haunted her own life. But when her second child is born, events occur that bring that secret to the fore, and with it, a crushing, powerful battle to survive.
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Julie Davis writes bestselling children's books about unlocking your fears, but has yet to unlock her own. When her daughter is born, that trauma is brought to the fore, and with it, a crush... Read allJulie Davis writes bestselling children's books about unlocking your fears, but has yet to unlock her own. When her daughter is born, that trauma is brought to the fore, and with it, a crushing battle to survive.Julie Davis writes bestselling children's books about unlocking your fears, but has yet to unlock her own. When her daughter is born, that trauma is brought to the fore, and with it, a crushing battle to survive.

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    • Amy Koppelman
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    • Amy Koppelman
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    • Amanda Seyfried
    • Olivia Katz
    • Christian Kutz
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    • Director
      • Amy Koppelman
    • Writer
      • Amy Koppelman
    • Stars
      • Amanda Seyfried
      • Olivia Katz
      • Christian Kutz
    • 40User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
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    Amanda Seyfried
    Amanda Seyfried
    • Julie Davis
    Olivia Katz
    • Teddy (9 Months)
    Christian Kutz
    • Teddy (9 Months)
    Finn Wittrock
    Finn Wittrock
    • Ethan Davis
    John Herrera
    • Hector
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    • Teddy (16 Months)
    Maeve Mosier
    • Teddy (16 Months)
    Amy Irving
    Amy Irving
    • Bobbi Davis
    Paul Giamatti
    Paul Giamatti
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    Juan Carlos Hernández
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    Darren Goldstein
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    Michael Gaston
    Michael Gaston
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    Josh Hamilton
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    7Intermissionman_

    Draw Your Own Conclusions

    Tough to Find the Intention and Obstacle in this Film but each viewer will take it differently. Smart Move without the Blood. Amanda Seyfried really gets the character and her Facial expressions are priceless. I am impressed with her taking on these Emotional Roles, like (The Art of Racing in the Rain) and (Fathers and Daughters). The pace of Movie maybe an issue with Some but recommend riding it out to the very end. Sticks with you, so I may do some editing to my comments after sleeping on it.
    Gordon-11

    A difficult issue

    "A Mouthful of Air" is a film that expresses a difficult issue. It makes viewers care about the characters and the issue at hand. I think Amanda Seyfried did a very good job.
    8ilovefoodcoma

    So emotional....

    This film is about mental health, postpartum depression. I love the way they directed the film. Instead of showing knife or bloody scene, they showed her facial expression to let us feel the pain. Such an emotional movie. Amanda did an amazing job portrait her character.
    6johnnyhbtvs27

    Paul Giamatti Should Be In Everything

    Good emotional movie with a stellar central performance from Amanda Seyfried. A great supporting cast with turns from Paul Giamatti & Amy Irving this film is only let down by a less than coherent story thread as it bounces between timelines for no apparent reason. Also found it weird that Britt Robertson turns up at the end of the movie in an important but non speaking role. It's very odd and makes me wonder whether they planned to do more with her and changed course at some point in production.
    8FilmFlowCritics

    A must see, but no joyride!

    It is so hard to write a spoiler free review for this, as you literally just notice the brilliance of this movie, when its in the last 10seconds!

    I will say, the fact how it plays with time, anticipation, expectation and delivery, is simply sooo well done, that you probably can see it twice and still appreciate how well done it is.

    The fact that Alysia Reiner and Jennifer Carpenter have such big names, but only appear in the movie for a couple of minutes, if even, is completely ok, even though unexpected AND it just shows you how captivating Amanda Seyfried can be in this, best performance of her career by a landslide.

    This movie delivers exactly what "C'mon C'mon" failed to do, it engages you fully into the emotional rollercoaster that movie is. Not for the faint hearted, as it for sure is a sensitive topic, but if you do a movie about this so well, you just have to acknowledge it!

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    • Trivia
      Epilogue: "In 1995, postpartum depression was rarely talked about and went largely undiagnosed."

      "Today we know that one in every five new moms suffers from postpartum depression but many are still too ashamed to tell anyone how they are feeling."

      "If you are one of these women, you are not a bad mom and you are not alone."

      "Postpartum depression is treatable. Please ask for help and get better."

      "Julie missed so much."
    • Goofs
      When Julie walks up to the bedroom door when her dad is painting the baby's room, he has already painted a good portion of one wall. But when she walks into the room and goes over to the wall, only one little strip by the window has been painted.
    • Quotes

      Ethan Davis: You can be mad at me, that's fine.

      Julie Davis: Oh, I hate when you do that, Ethan. You give me permission to be mad at you. Like, I'm gonna be mad at you if I wanna be mad at you. And you can be mad at me too.

      Ethan Davis: No, I can't. I'm not allowed to get mad at you. You left no room for me to get mad at you. You made sure of that.

      Julie Davis: Huh! That's not fair.

      Ethan Davis: Fair? Really?

    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Amanda Seyfried/Rebecca Ferguson/Caroline, or Change/Atom Willard (2021)

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    • Release date
      • May 22, 2023 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 一息尚存
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Maven Pictures
      • Templeheart Films
      • Studio Mao
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      • $2,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $269,435
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $130,701
      • Oct 31, 2021
    • Gross worldwide
      • $269,435
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      1 hour 45 minutes
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