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Manchester by the Sea
Directed by Kenneth Lonergan
After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised. From TMDB
139 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 3, 2026 · How this works
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| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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Manchester by the Sea is a 2016 drama film, directed by Kenneth Lonergan, starring Casey Affleck, Lucas Hedges and Michelle Williams.
- 129 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Lemmy, Mastodon
- posts span Feb 13, 2017 to Nov 2, 2026
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60 of 139 · most liked firstSeth Moulton is winning just one town right now, the coastal resort town of Manchester-by-the-Sea, and only by 9 points. To answer your two questions, yes it's in his district and yes, that's what the movie is named after
neutral · AI labelView post →much like the similiarly bleak MANCHESTER BY THE SEA a movie about a depressed, sad guy who we discover over the course of the movie has very good reasons to be sad and depressed and it turns out that's just gonna be how it is for him.
neutral · AI labelView post →I just went into a tailspin after learning that a friend who became a father for the first time this week was halfway through watching Manchester by the Sea. He chose to watch it because he saw that it was one of my four favourites, and he didn't know anything about the plot of the film! 😱
positive · AI labelView post →Manchester-by-the-Sea (the town, not the film) delivered in spades today. Here’s a sample of the graveyard goodness I managed to snap on my lunch break.
neutral · AI labelView post →COME UP WITH A FUNNY MOVIE TITLE BY REPLACING ONE OF THE WORDS IN THE TITLE WITH 'THE'! HERE'S MINE: THE MANCHESTER BY THE SEA OK NOW IT IS YOUR TURN
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (2016). Director: Kenneth Lonergan. Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams. Rewatching Lonergan's meditation on grief & familial responsibility. Affleck won Best Actor Oscar, rare for such an internal (non-showy) performance. #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →Late-night movie is another one I’ve never seen but have been meaning to: Manchester by the Sea
neutral · AI labelView post →Haven't seen an American movie I like more than MANCHESTER BY THE SEA since... MANCHESTER BY THE SEA. So yeah, I'm pumped.
positive · AI labelView post →We should have known we had shifted to the bad timeline when Casey Affleck won for giving the worst performance in the film Manchester By The Sea.
negative · AI labelView post →Scrolled and didn't spot Manchester By The Sea. FUCK THAT MOVIE, MAN!!
negative · AI labelView post →Just watched TRAIN DREAMS. The last time I felt this kicked in the guts by a film was MANCHESTER BY THE SEA. Incredible.
positive · AI labelView post →The thing about Manchester by the Sea is it's a movie no one ever watches twice.
neutral · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself using one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again and one song you can't stand. Tripe Manchester by the Sea Red Red Wine
neutral · AI labelView post →#MayMovieChallenge Day 13: Something on fire in a movie Manchester By The Sea (2016) #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →E street is where I fell in love with film. I saw some of my fav films here. Sicario. Wind River. Still Alice. Silence. Moonlight. Manchester By The Sea. When I moved to NY/NJ, whenever I come back to Dc, I always make sure to visit. OOF this one hurts. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
neutral · AI labelView post →A film pitched somewhere between MANCHESTER BY THE SEA and VERTIGO shouldn’t be this charming or funny, but that’s TWINLESS. Dylan O’Brien’s best performance to date, and James Sweeney is right there with him, pulling a helluva acting/writing/directing hat trick.
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally watched #ManchesterByTheSea at the weekend - what an incredible film, full of BRILLIANT performances. Absolutely loved it 👏💙🎬💙👏 #film #films
positive · AI labelView post →“Manchester By the Sea” was a movie. I didn’t realize it was also a real place!
neutral · AI labelView post →Either The Naked Gun with Liam Neeson is the unfunniest movie since Manchester By The Sea, or the agency that created the ads must be fired instantly.
negative · AI labelView post →Three of my five favorite movies of the 21st Century are We Need To Talk About Kevin; Pig; and Manchester By the Sea; and in a manner of speaking those are all variations on the same movie. Which probably says something about me.
positive · AI labelView post →Manchester by the Sea [*96*] is a Metacritic Must-See (now on Prime Video) www.metacritic.com/movie/manche... #11pmspecial "No film this year (2016) has moved me more with its humor, heart and humanity." - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
neutral · AI labelView post →I miss when Oscar nominated movies were good. I want a movie like Spotlight that made me enrol in a social work degree or Manchester by the Sea that made me cry so much I threw up.
positive · AI labelView post →What movie made you ugly cry? #filmsky Manchester by the Sea. Every time. Simon
positive · AI labelView post →It’s “Manchester by the Sea Funko Pop,” it’s just an absurdist joke about how that would be a bad movie to make Funko Pops based on
neutral · AI labelView post →Probably not that profound because they’re pretty straightforward, but two Casey Affleck movies come to mind: Ghost Story and Manchester by the Sea.
neutral · AI labelView post →Exciting news: Academy Award® nominee Lucas Hedges will join Kenneth Lonergan for Q&A following MANCHESTER BY THE SEA! Part of Bleak Week New York, co-presented by @amcinematheque.bsky.social! www.paristheaternyc.com/film/manches...
neutral · AI labelView post →Besides b-movie action slop Amazon has the 44M documentary about Melania Trump directed by Brett Ratner. It’s a long way from Manchester By the Sea
neutral · AI labelView post →Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just .gifs 19/20 - Manchester By the Sea #FilmSky #Movies 📽️🎬
positive · AI labelView post →The Rewatchables is one of my favorite podcasts, but I'm not sure I'm often tempted to return to Manchester by the Sea. That's not like, a Sunday afternoon comfort film.
neutral · AI labelView post →Some sad movies from the last decade, courtesy of Claude: * Manchester by the Sea (2016) - A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies. * Moonlight (2016) - A young black man struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough Miami neighborhood. * Lion (2016) - A young Indian boy gets lost on a train and is subsequently adopted by an Australian couple. Years later, he sets out to find his lost family. * A Monster Calls (2016)…
neutral · AI labelView post →wait, so it's really called Manchester by the Sea? i thought it's a movie title
neutral · AI labelView post →Ah yes, Manchester By the Sea, the film that definitely answers the question 'Was it an unambiguously good thing that Lee Chandler was restrained in this scene?'
neutral · AI labelView post →Most despised movie from each decade of your life! 80s - The Goonies 90s - The English Patient 00s - Crash 10s - Manchester by the Sea (Don't even get me started) 20s - Marty Supreme
negative · AI labelView post →Train Dreams and Manchester by the Sea were kind of the same movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Ah, ‘Manchester by the Sea’ just an amazing film that so deserves more love. Fine choice. www.imdb.com/title/tt4034...
positive · AI labelView post →I do not get it at all. Theater is literally movies with the boring parts (dull pans through scenery) cut out. Also film encourages very boring acting. I was just reminded that Casey Affleck won an Oscar for Manchester By The Sea.
negative · AI labelView post →Manchester by the Sea 9 out of 10. Devastating film, one that will linger with you for days, essentially about condemnation, forgiveness, and the inability to forgive ourselves. So well written, acted, and filmed. Possibly a 1 watch only for most folk, big fan of Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams.
positive · AI labelView post →What’s the most devastating movie you’ve ever seen? Manchester by the Sea still makes me flinch years after watching it at the cinema.
neutral · AI labelView post →My partner asked me to pick a film that was going to emotionally devastate her so I've put Manchester By The Sea on. I don't know if she's quite ready for what's about to happen.
neutral · AI labelView post →This reminds me of the time I discovered MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (2016) *wasn't* a film about global warming
neutral · AI labelView post →Like, have you ever watched Persona 1966 directed by Ingmar Bergman That’s a great movie you can watch right now Same with Manchester By the Sea Another incredible movie
positive · AI labelView post →Christ, I just saw Matt Damon brag about how he insisted that Kenneth Lonergan cast Casey Affleck in lieu of him in Manchester by the Sea without even a trace of recognition of how Affleck assaulted his DP on another film. It's not just Leto who's indefensible. It's the whole fucking industry.
neutral · AI labelView post →New episode on the Patreon where we discussed Manchester by the Sea with @joeymagidson.bsky.social from Awards Radar! Link: www.patreon.com/TheLoneScree... #film #manchesterbythesea #patreon #podcast #moviereview
neutral · AI labelView post →Kenneth Lonergan's second film, in between YOU CAN COUNT ON ME and MANCHESTER BY THE SEA. Great writing and many terrific performances. Alison Janney has one unforgettable scene. Jeannie Berlin ftw.
neutral · AI labelView post →Erm I've seen the film of Manchester by the Sea it's not a happy place
neutral · AI labelView post →This is one of the few films that portays grief as something that cannot easily be overcome. That some people feel such guilt that they find purpose in their continued torment. MANCHESTER BY THE SEA is another film that does this well. #HATM #Pig
neutral · AI labelView post →Manchester by the Sea is the most accurate MA movie ever.
neutral · AI labelView post →#MarchMovieChallenge #Moviesky #Filmsky 15. A movie filmed, or set in Maine Manchester By The Sea
neutral · AI labelView post →"The Good Son" was filmed across the winter and this is the house in Manchester-by-the-Sea (a village in Cape Ann, Massachusetts) that was used for filming. The film is a sinister character study of a troubled kid and his family’s slow reckoning of who and what their son is.
neutral · AI labelView post →Something something what about that film, Manchester-by-the-Sea?
neutral · AI labelView post →Manchester by the Sea. After the movie, me and my parents discovered that we all wanted to walk out and only stayed as not to abandon the others.
negative · AI labelView post →I have no problem with that movie. I watch it every year or two. Manchester by the Sea, OTOH, I will never, ever watch again.
negative · AI labelView post →Manchester by the Sea is a brutal movie tho
neutral · AI labelView post →I’d say my strongest reaction was to the reveal in Manchester by the Sea. One of the most depressing things I’d seen on film. Not sure how I managed to sit back down in the theater and finish the movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Wasn't a date, but I hadn't seen a good friend in ages, and he came to visit. We browsed for a movie to watch. Hey, Manchester by the Sea looks cool! It was not cool. I mean, amazing, affecting, but not the right option.
neutral · AI labelView post →And then she unalives herself into the void. And then Bob almost unalives himself bc of the depth of his self loathing. It was really hard to watch. Anyways, I started talking to someone this month but this is the most affected I’ve been by a movie since Manchester by the Sea.
neutral · AI labelView post →I will probably end up losing this vote by quite a way but Manchester by the Sea is the film from 2016 that resonated with me the most. This is a very personal choice - but isn't that the point?
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight’s Film Selection📽️🎞️🍿: A heart wrenchingly painful, yet fantastically acted piece of work, Ken Lonergan’s brilliant “Manchester by the Sea”. Best Actor Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams & Lucas Hedges are all simply incredible.
positive · AI labelView post →366 Days of Film. Day 57 - Fences. Has stage play written all over it but I'll take this version in its place. I haven't seen Manchester by the Sea, don't know how good Casey Affleck is in it, but the 2016 Oscar for best actor should have been Denzel Washington's third as the verbose Troy. Stunning.
neutral · AI labelView post →Or at least, it’s not for me. To make a weird comparison, Manchester By The Sea was a movie where the central question was “why is this guy acting so miserable all the time?” And then two thirds of the way through, there was a big flashback that explained it. Other people seemed to like it. Not me.
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