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2006 American film
Hamilton
Directed byMatthew Porterfield
Screenplay byMatthew Porterfield
Produced byJordan Mintzer
StarringChristopher H. Myers
Stephanie Vizzi
CinematographyJeremy Saulnier
Edited byMatthew Porterfield
Production
company
The Hamilton Film Group
Distributed byThe Hamilton Film Group
Release date
  • April 2, 2006 (2006-04-02)
Running time65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hamilton is a 2006 independent drama film directed by Matthew Porterfield, set and shot in Baltimore, Maryland. The film was screened at several international film festivals, including the Maryland Film Festival. It was released on DVD by The Cinema Guild as part of a two-disc set with Porterfield's second feature, Putty Hill, on November 8, 2011.

Plot

The film's plot deals with two accidental parents and how they manage to work their lives around being premature parents.

Cast

  • Christopher H. Myers as Joe
  • Stephanie Vizzi as Lena
  • Sarah Siepp-Williams as Candace
  • Gina Christine Mooers as Linda
  • Jasmine Bazinet-Phillips as Courtney
  • Megan Clark as April
  • Madeleine Saar Reeser as Adeline
  • Tiffany Boone as Briana
  • Marie Collins as Marie
  • Sarah Jane Gerrish as Vicky

Production

Principal photography mostly took place in Baltimore, Maryland.

Release

The film was released at the Wisconsin Film Festival on April 2, 2006.

Home Media

The film was released on DVD on November 8, 2011

Reception

The film has an 83% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 6 reviews. In 2009, the film was named one of the best films of the 2000s by The New Yorker. In 2017, Richard Brody for The New Yorker listed Hamilton as one of the "25 Best Films of the 21st Century So Far."

References

  1. "Hamilton". Rotten Tomatoes.
  2. "Best of the Decade". The New Yorker. 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  3. "My Twenty-Five Best Films of the Century So Far". The New Yorker. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

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