''No Future'' is a 2021 American drama film directed by Mark Smoot and Andrew Irvine and starring

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, Jefferson White and

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Plot

Will is a recovering drug addict whose friend Chris died of a overdose after visiting him. Will, while struggling to keep his life together, begins to have an affair with Chris' mom, Claire.

Cast

as Claire *

as Will *

as Becca *Jefferson White as Chris *

as Philip *

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as Preston *

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as Linda *

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as Doug *Kia Nicole Boyer as Erin *Mollie Milligan as Deborah *Jasmine Shanise as Woman in Nursery *Marissa Woolf

Release

The film premiered at the

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on June 13, 2021.

Reception

The film has a 91 percent rating on

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based on 23 reviews. Sheri Linden of ''

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'' gave the film a positive review and wrote, "...through the unpredictability of its two leads, Keener especially, and in the knotty connection between their characters, the movie gets under the skin and goes beyond the bromide-laden playbook." Peter Sobczynski of ''

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'' awarded the film three stars and wrote, "...a fairly smart and realistic depiction of two people consumed by grief, guilt, and loss and the misguided ways by which they attempt to come to terms with those feelings." Andrew Stover of ''

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'' rated the film an 8 out of 10 and wrote, "Smoot and Irvine appreciate an exceedingly solemn tone and a measured pace. ''No Future'' is unassuming, truthful, and absorbing by virtue of the deeply sensitive performances..."

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, no_future 2021 drama films 2021 films 2020s English-language films