''Nancy, Please'' is a 2012 American drama film directed by Andrew Semans. It stars Will Rogers as Paul, a PhD candidate struggling to complete his thesis who gets into a seemingly insignificant conflict with his former roommate, Nancy ( Eléonore Hendricks), over a missing book. Paul's partner, Jen (Rebecca Lawrence Levy), and his friend, Charlie (

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), unsuccessfully try to help resolve the conflict.

Critical response

''Nancy, Please'' has received favorable reviews from film critics.

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reports 100% positive reviews and an average rating of 7.8/10 from 8 critics, while

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reports an average score of 76/100 from 5 critics. Jeannette Catsoulis in ''

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'' appreciates the "tone that’s precisely balanced between terror and farce". In ''

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writes that "Andrew Semans presents an engrossing psychological thriller for his feature debut."

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