Menorah in the Middle

2022

Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Romance / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 77% · 3 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 77%
IMDb Rating 4.5/10 10 308 308

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Plot summary

Sarah is headed back to her hometown for Hanukkah with news of her engagement. Upon returning she finds out that her father had a heart attack and things have gotten out of hand.

Director

Jordan Kessler Photo
Jordan Kessler

Top cast

Lucy DeVito Photo
Lucy DeVito as Sarah Becker
Sarah Silverman Photo
Sarah Silverman as Rachel Baum
Jonah Platt Photo
Jonah Platt as Ben
Bruce Nozick Photo
Bruce Nozick as Frank
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804.09 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
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1.61 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Danie12 6 / 10

As expected

This movie is every bit as good as its Xmas counterparts - and better than many of those I have seen! The acting wasn't unbearable, the jokes were corny but obviously intentionally so, and I thought the story was well-paced.If you're looking for a "rom com" this may not fit the bill but I would argue that these movies rarely do. Romantic, sure, but hardly comedies outside of a sprinkling of comic relief.I must concede that the leads were both kind of spineless and hard to root for. However, I thought the story itself was interesting, the parents and brother were compelling characters, and even Chad had me wondering what his deal actually was (up until his "win win" scene).I also enjoyed the dreidel game scene, the guest stars, and the b story of the brother.I wasn't a fan of the weird lighting and did think it seemed like they went a little overboard with making Jewish references or jokes, but knowing how limited specifically Jewish movies are I feel like this may be the cause. Either creators haven't quite figured out the formula or audiences used to being inundated with Christmas and Christian references are more sensitive to Jewish references.
Reviewed by maxlrosenberg 5 / 10

No one considered health insurance or chapter 7?

Very badly written film with a decent cast of actors. I wanted this to be so much better than what it was. It had a lot of promise until it got to the plot points. It is inconceivable that a Jewish family in a Jewish movie wouldn't know a Lawyer or insurance broker. The plot is all about the father's 30K hospital bill. Did anyone ask about hospital bed-funds? Maybe I am too Jewish for this movie. Disappointed. The plot holes could have easily been corrected. I did like Adam Busch and Lucy Devitto. Seriously though, a chapter 7 bankruptcy would clear up all problems here and leave them back on top again. Too bad no one here knows a lawyer.
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