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The Confirmation
A quiet weekend turns into an adventure of a lifetime when an alcoholic, down-on-his-luck carpenter and his 8-year-old son search for the thieves that stole the man's prized toolbox. Along the way, they both begin to discover a true connection with each other.
11 May 1964, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
18 April 1967, Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
22 March 1959, Loma Linda, California, USA
30 May 1951, Dallas, Texas, USA
1 June 1976, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
October 05, 2016
Led by the terrific performances of Clive Owen and the continuously impressive Jaden Lieberher, The Confirmation is a father-son story of high emotional and spiritual value.September 23, 2016
Owen, with his hangdog handsomeness, brings a fragile sense of legitimacy to our hope that Walt is a good man. Lieberher is superb as his straight-talking and honest son. The scenes between the two are tender and sometimes funny.March 18, 2016
Nelson ties perhaps too neat of a bow on the proceedings, but there's no denying the warmth and amiable spirit of "The Confirmation."August 20, 2016
A gritty, compellingly-acted but lightly-amusing "Bicycle Thieves" set in the working class despair of modern America.March 18, 2016
The Confirmation is a powerful directorial debut from 59-year-old writer Bob Nelson, who received an Oscar nomination for his first screenplay, Nebraska.March 18, 2016
This is a smart, effective coming-of-age tale about a boy figuring out that there are gray areas to life's moral choices.March 17, 2016
Feature films these days rarely come as gentle and equitable as "The Confirmation."March 18, 2016
The pleasures are modest but rewarding in Bob Nelson's character study "The Confirmation."September 23, 2016
Clive Owen wears a checked flannie better than your average movie star.March 24, 2016
The Confirmation becomes a string of father-son misadventures that lack memorable characters or engaging dialogue.August 25, 2016
It's amusing and endearing but rather flat dramatically