The New Age

1994

Action / Comedy / Drama

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 67% · 15 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 36% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 1369 1.4K

yuppie dark comedy satire surrealism failing business

Director

Michael Tolkin Photo
Michael Tolkin

Top cast

Samuel L. Jackson Photo
Samuel L. Jackson as Dale Deveaux
Audra Lindley Photo
Audra Lindley as Sandi Rego
Mary Kane Photo
Mary Kane as Tina Bulasky
Kimberley Kates Photo
Kimberley Kates as Other Catherine
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1 GB
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English 2.0
R
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23.976 fps
1 hr 51 min
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1.86 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
R
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23.976 fps
1 hr 51 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Quinoa_Chris_Kirk 7 / 10

Satire of vapid new age capitalists

A rich modern couple, interested in new age spirituality, explore novel ways of holding onto their crumbling wealth and marriage.Like Tolkin's previous The Rapture (1991), this is a scathing satire that is played so straight it is not always obvious that it is hilarious. Nothing about these vapid characters is allowed to suggest any possibility of redemption. "How are your morals?" Peter asks a random beautiful woman at a party. And his own? "I just can't seem to find them." And this is the guiding force behind the protagonists decisions, guided by diverse con-artists. The film doesn't quite have the same cumulative dramatic and philosophical force as The Rapture, though it aims in a similar direction. While it believably dissects their emptiness, we don't learn much more about them than that.
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Reviewed by atombee 10 / 10

One of my favorite movies

Gee ... I started to type in One of and the computer filled in the rest, so obviously ... i've named some other movie here on the IMDb one of my favorites ... oh well ... room for more than one.

This movie, The New Age, is one of those great black comedies that sort of fell through the cracks on release ... and for some odd reason has not yet been released on DVD, which is a shame.

I just rented it tonight and dragged my VHS player out so I could watch it. It's been awhile since I've seen it ... just some great lines and scenes ... a walk through southern California new age spiritualism and materialism ...

A very intelligent script ... great acting and casting ...

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