6 Years

{{for|other topics|Six Years (disambiguation){{!}}Six Years}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | italic_title = yes | name = 6 Years | image = 6 Years poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Official poster | director = Hannah Fidell | producer = {{Plainlist| * Kelly Williams * Jonathan Duffy * Andrew Logan }}<!-- Producers only, not executive producers --> | writer = Hannah Fidell | starring = {{Plainlist| * Taissa Farmiga * Ben Rosenfield * Lindsay Burdge * Joshua Leonard * Peter Vack * Dana Wheeler-Nicholson }} | music = Julian Wass | cinematography = Andrew Droz Palermo | editing = {{Plainlist| * Sofi Marshall * Carlos Marques-Marcet }} | production_companies = {{Plainlist| * Arts+Labor * Duplass Brothers Productions }} | distributor = The Orchard | released = {{Film date|2015|3|14|SXSW|2015|8|18|United States}} | runtime = 79 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''6 Years''''' is a 2015 American romantic drama film written and directed by Hannah Fidell and starring Taissa Farmiga, Ben Rosenfield, Lindsay Burdge, Joshua Leonard, Peter Vack, and Dana Wheeler-Nicholson.<ref name="Casting"/> Filmmakers Mark and Jay Duplass served as executive producers under their Duplass Brothers Productions banner.<ref name="Deadline"/> The film depicts two weeks in the relationship of college students Melanie Clark and Dan Mercer, as their 6-year romance turns violent.

The film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 14, 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/sxsw-first-look-hannah-fidells-6-years-stars-farmiga-and-rosenfield-as-a-couple-in-crisis-20150204|title=SXSW First Look: Hannah Fidell's '6 Years' Stars Farmiga and Rosenfield as a Couple in Crisis|website=IndieWire|first=Ryan|last=Lattanzio|date=February 4, 2015|access-date=June 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614072700/http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/sxsw-first-look-hannah-fidells-6-years-stars-farmiga-and-rosenfield-as-a-couple-in-crisis-20150204|archive-date=June 14, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and its European premiere at the Champs-Élysées Film Festival on June 13, 2015.<ref name="Champs-Élysées"/> ''6 Years'' was released on video on demand platforms on August 18, 2015, by The Orchard, and was made available worldwide on Netflix on September 8, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-new-trailer-for-hannah-fidells-ya-relationship-drama-6-years-with-taissa-farmiga-and-ben-rosenfield-20150730|title=Watch: New Trailer For Hannah Fidell's YA Relationship Drama '6 Years' With Taissa Farmiga And Ben Rosenfield|website=IndieWire|first=Edward|last=Davis|date=July 30, 2015|access-date=July 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802041526/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-new-trailer-for-hannah-fidells-ya-relationship-drama-6-years-with-taissa-farmiga-and-ben-rosenfield-20150730|archive-date=August 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Release Dates"/>

==Plot== A young couple, Melanie Clark and Daniel Mercer, experience joyful moments in their relationship, including having passionate sex. After a house party one night, Mel drives to Dan's house drunk. Berating her for being reckless, Dan tries to force Mel to stay the night. Mel reacts angrily and pushes him into a dresser, causing Dan to sustain a head wound. At the emergency room, Dan lies about how he got the injury, covering for Mel.

Dan interns at Austin-based record label Topo Records. His co-worker Amanda notices his injury; she points out how different the situation would look if it had happened to Mel and not him. Mel starts a job as a teaching assistant to Ms. Anders at an elementary school. One night, her friends ask how she and Dan keep things fresh, and Jessica suggests they should watch pornography. Dan later catches Mel watching a porn film.

The next day, they go for lunch with Dan's mother Joanne. Before Mel arrives, Joanne tells Dan that she and his dad will pay his rent if he chooses to move to New York City. A few nights later, Mel and Dan go to a pool party thrown by Mark. After Mel leaves, Dan kisses Amanda on an impulse. He apologizes, and they agree it is best to stay friends.

The next morning, Dan goes to Mel's house and she notices his odd behavior. He denies there's anything wrong. That night, Mel borrows Dan's phone at a party and sees a text from Amanda talking about their kiss. They break out into a physical fight, and, in an attempt to subdue Mel's lashing out, Dan holds her to the ground. The police show up and misunderstand the situation because Mel stays silent when Dan asks her to explain the situation to them. When she refuses to do so, the police arrest him. Dan is released the next morning, but refuses to speak to Mel.

Jason and Mark offer Dan a job at Topo Records' new office in Brooklyn. To celebrate, he goes to a bar with Amanda. She apologizes for sending him the text, and Dan informs her that he and Mel are on a break. Meanwhile, Mel attends a party with her friends, where she meets Will. After becoming intoxicated, Jessica and Will take her home. Jessica goes back to the party, but Will stays behind and attempts to rape Mel while she is semiconscious; she pushes him off and he leaves.

Mel tells Dan about Will and tearfully asks him to hold her. The two then go to Houston to help Mel's mother move out of her childhood home. While there, Dan visits his mom, who encourages him to go to New York. Later, Dan tells Mel about his job offer and she accuses him of only thinking of himself. He, in turn, calls her needy and Mel orders him to leave. Mel then worries that she has messed the relationship up for good. Her roommate Becca suggests that she should sleep on it and give Dan time to cool off.

Back at Dan's house, he and Amanda have sex. The next morning, Mel arrives to apologize and catches Amanda leaving. In the ensuing argument, Mel throws a glass across the room and Dan throws a punch at her, but diverts in the end thinking better of it, causing him to slam his hand into the wall. She pushes Dan into the broken shards, injuring his foot. At the hospital, Dan tells Mel he's sorry and that he no longer wants to go to New York and wants to stay with her. Mel tells Dan that she thinks he should take the job and move to New York. Dan rejects that suggestion and says he wants to stay. Mel tells Dan that she loves him but it doesn't feel right. Dan tells Mel that he doesn't want to break up but she then asks Dan to look her in the eyes and tell her that he loves her and wants to spend the rest of his life with her. Dan is unable to and instead says he's sorry. Mel says okay and with that, reality starts to set in that their 6 year relationship is finished.

==Cast== * Taissa Farmiga as Melanie "Mel" Clark * Ben Rosenfield as Daniel "Dan" Mercer * Lindsay Burdge as Amanda * Joshua Leonard as Mark * Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as Joanne Mercer * Peter Vack as Will * Jennifer Lafleur as Ms. Anders * Molly McMichael as Jessica * Alysia Lucas as Becca * Jason Newman as Jason

==Production==

===Pre-production=== In June 2014, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' announced that Hannah Fidell had written and directed a relationship drama film, set for release in 2015.<ref name="THR">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/taissa-farmiga-ben-rosenfield-starring-711577|title=Taissa Farmiga, Ben Rosenfield Starring in Hannah Fidell's New Feature|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Gregg|last=Kilday|date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> The feature was produced by Kelly Williams, Andrew Logan and Jonathan Duffy, and executive produced by Mark and Jay Duplass through their production company Duplass Brothers Productions.<ref name="The Wrap">{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/boardwalk-empires-ben-rosenfield-american-horror-storys-taissa-farmiga-finish-new-film/|title=Boardwalk Empire's Ben Rosenfield, American Horror Story's Taissa Farmiga Finish New Film|website=TheWrap|first=Jeff|last=Sneider|date=June 14, 2014}}</ref> Fidell had been approached by Mark Duplass to make a film depicting a young couple experiencing domestic violence, which appealed to her.<ref name="End of the Affair"/> On June 12, 2014, after filming for the project was already complete, it was revealed that Taissa Farmiga and Ben Rosenfield play the leading roles, Melanie Clark and Dan Mercer, respectively.<ref name="Casting">{{cite web|url=http://www.ioncinema.com/news/casting-news/taissa-farmiga-ben-rosenfield-find-common-ground-in-hannah-fidells-latest|title=Taissa Farmiga & Ben Rosenfield Find Common Ground in Hannah Fidell's Latest|website=Ion Cinema|first=Eric|last=Lavallee|date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> That same day, it was also reported that Peter Vack, Joshua Leonard, Jennifer Lafleur, and Lindsay Burdge have supporting roles in the film.<ref name="Deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/06/hannah-fidell-taissa-farmiga-ben-rosenfield-mark-duplass-787647/|title='A Teacher's Hannah Fidell Taps Taissa Farmiga, Ben Rosenfield, Mark Duplass For Sophomore Feature|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Jen|last=Yamato|date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> Before filming began, Fidell and the two main actors (Farmiga and Rosenfield) went to the Berkshires in Massachusetts to study the script outline and develop their characters.<ref name="Doty">{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/taissa-farmiga-talks-6-years-and-sis-plus-125438945167.html|title=Taissa Farmiga Talks '6 Years' and Sis, Plus Exclusive Trailer|website=Yahoo! Movies|first=Meriah|last=Doty|date=July 30, 2015}}</ref> The film was untitled during pre-production and filming; its official title, ''6 Years'', was announced by Fidell through her Tumblr blog on September 3, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hannahfidell.tumblr.com/post/96544829095/my-movie-finally-has-a-title-6-years-check-out|title=My movie finally has a title: 6 YEARS|website=Tumblr|first=Hannah|last=Fidell|date=September 3, 2014}}</ref> Will Brittain was originally attached to portray the role of Will, but had to drop out at the last minute.<ref name="End of the Affair"/>

===Filming=== Principal photography for the film lasted approximately three weeks in Austin, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shortfilmtexas.com/2014/paid-casting-call-austin-texas-feature-film-untitled-fidellduplass-film/|title=Casting Call for Austin, Texas Feature Film "Untitled Fidell/Duplass Film"|website=Short Film Texas|first=Paul|last=Bright|date=February 20, 2014|access-date=June 22, 2014|archive-date=September 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903073714/http://www.shortfilmtexas.com/2014/paid-casting-call-austin-texas-feature-film-untitled-fidellduplass-film/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="The Wrap"/> Production began on March 17, 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/lphfPoiI2j/|title=Photo by holafidel: Day 1|website=Instagram|first=Hannah|last=Fidell|date=March 17, 2014|access-date=June 20, 2014}}</ref> and was completed on April 6, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.instagram.com/p/mbzL59iIzK/|title=Photo by holafidel: That's a wrap|website=Instagram|first=Hannah|last=Fidell|date=April 6, 2014|access-date=June 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/25196/20140616/boardwalk-empire-season-5-spoilers-ben-rosenfield-taissa-farmiga.htm|title='Boardwalk Empire' Ben Rosenfield Finishes Movie With 'American Horror Story' Star Taissa Farmiga|website=KDramaStars|first=Craig|last=Harrison|date=June 16, 2014}}</ref> Filming took place at locations including the West Campus neighborhood,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/mKbMxcAUqt/|title=Photo by thejoshualeonard: at West Campus|website=Instagram|first=Joshua|last=Leonard|date=March 30, 2014}}</ref> the University of Texas at Austin,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/mg0zr1AUtR/|title=Photo by thejoshualeonard: Bring on the captions. at Delta Sigma Phi, The University of Texas at Austin|first=Joshua|last=Leonard|website=Instagram|date=April 8, 2014|access-date=June 22, 2014}}</ref> and Wooten Elementary School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/ma93YcTPwc/|title=Photo by lafleurjennifer: Hardest working director in the biz, Hannah Fidell|website=Instagram|first=Jennifer|last=Lafleur|date=April 5, 2014|access-date=June 22, 2014}}</ref> In July 2014, re-shoots on the film took place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/qhR8kciIyw/|title=Back in Austin for 48 hrs shooting pick ups.|website=Instagram|first=Hannah|last=Fidell|date=July 2014|access-date=February 18, 2016}}</ref> Fidell revealed that she only wrote a 40-page treatment for the film, including visuals and tonal references, instead of writing a full script.<ref name="Collider SXSW"/> In addition, only a few prominent scenes were written with dialogue already prepared for the actors; in other scenes, improvisation was heavily used.<ref name="End of the Affair">{{cite web|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/hannah-fidell-6-years/#_|title=The End of the Affair|website=Interview|first=Emma|last=Brown|date=18 March 2015 |access-date=March 24, 2015}}</ref> Farmiga stated that, for the duration of production, the cast and crew lived together in the house used for Mel's home in the film, in order to become comfortable with each other due to the intimate nature of the film.<ref name="Collider SXSW">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/6-years-taissa-farmiga-ben-rosenfield-hannah-fidell/|title=Taissa Farmiga, Ben Rosenfield and Hannah Fidell Talk 6 YEARS at SXSW|website=Collider|first=Perri|last=Nemiroff|date=March 24, 2015}}</ref>

===Post-production=== Film editing began while the project was still in the production phase,<ref name="Collider SXSW"/> with Sofi Marshall and Carlos Marques-Marcet serving as editors. Fidell stated that the editing process was difficult due to the frequent use of improvisation throughout the film, which made it hard for continuity in the story.<ref name="Collider SXSW"/> Stuck On On provided sound post-production services.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=575701715728510976|title=6 Years premieres this Saturday|user=stuckonon|author=Stuck On On|date=March 11, 2015}}</ref> In January 2015, Fidell revealed on her Twitter that sound mixing was underway,<ref>{{cite tweet|number=555836625834352640|title=@tfarmigaarmy soon! doing the sound mix right now.|user=holafidel|first=Hannah|last=Fidell|date=January 15, 2015|access-date=January 26, 2016}}</ref> and at South by Southwest, Fidell stated that post-production had been completed a few weeks before the film's premiere at the festival.<ref name="Collider SXSW"/>

==Soundtrack== The soundtrack was set to be made available at some point by The Orchard, but went unreleased.<ref name="The Orchard"/> Actors Joshua Leonard, Ben Rosenfield, and Jason Newman recorded a cover of the song "Get Me" by J Mascis (of Dinosaur Jr.) for the soundtrack; Rosenfield and Lindsay Burdge also recorded a cover of "Indian Summer" by Beat Happening.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.champselyseesfilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/downloads/FilmPacks/LMUS/6Years-PressNotes-EN.pdf|title=6 YEARS: Written and Directed by Hannah Fidell|website=Champs-Élysées Film Festival|access-date=June 23, 2015}}</ref>

Julian Wass was hired to score the music for the film, having previously composed the music for ''The Do-Deca-Pentathlon'' (2012), which was written and directed by ''6 Years'' executive producers Mark and Jay Duplass.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmmusicreporter.com/2015/01/19/julian-wass-to-score-hannah-fidells-6-years/|title=Julian Wass to Score Hannah Fidell's '6 Years'|website=Film Music Reporter|date=January 19, 2015}}</ref>

{{Track listing | extra_column = Performer(s) | total_length = | title1 = Glazin' | writer1 = | extra1 = Jacuzzi Boys | length1 = 3:23 | title2 = Fame | writer2 = | extra2 = Shrines | length2 = 5:03 | title3 = Avalanche | writer3 = | extra3 = Gardens & Villa | length3 = 4:33 | title4 = Drive (Los Angeles) | writer4 = | extra4 = Lolawolf | length4 = 3:53 | title5 = How Can You Really | writer5 = | extra5 = Foxygen | length5 = 3:33 | title6 = The Reflection of You (Lovelock Remix) | writer6 = | extra6 = Bear in Heaven | length6 = 4:19 | title7 = Pulsing | writer7 = | extra7 = Tomas Barfod (feat. Nina K) | length7 = 3:26 | title8 = I'll Always Wonder | writer8 = | extra8 = Eastern Midwestern | length8 = 3:10 | title9 = Take Me | writer9 = | extra9 = Kingdom (feat. Naomi Allen) | length9 = 3:59 | title10 = Turn to Sand | writer10 = | extra10 = Musique Le Pop | length10 = 3:46 | title11 = Get Me | writer11 = | extra11 = Joshua Leonard, Ben Rosenfield & Jason Newman | length11 = 2:59 | title12 = Indian Summer | writer12 = | extra12 = Lindsay Burdge & Ben Rosenfield | length12 = 3:05 | title13 = I Went to the Hospital | writer13 = | extra13 = Cass McCombs | length13 = 5:14 | title14 = Impregnable Question | writer14 = | extra14 = Dirty Projectors | length14 = 2:43 }}

==Distribution==

===Marketing=== The official poster art for ''6 Years'' was released by the IMDb on July 24, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenslam.com/6-years-poster/|title=Official Poster for 6 YEARS with Taissa Farmiga & Ben Rosenfield|website=Screen Slam|first=Michael|last=Choi|date=July 27, 2015|access-date=September 12, 2015|archive-date=July 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728074124/http://www.screenslam.com/6-years-poster/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The official trailer was released exclusively by Yahoo! Movies on July 30, 2015.<ref name="Doty"/> On August 17, 2015, Vulture.com released the first seven minutes of the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/08/first-7-minutes-of-taissa-farmigas-6-years.html#|title=Watch the First 7 Minutes of Taissa Farmiga's Dramatic, Romantic 6 Years|website=Vulture|first=Kyle|last= Buchanan|date=August 17, 2015|access-date=October 21, 2015}}</ref>

===Release=== The film had its world premiere on March 14, 2015 at South by Southwest Film Festival.<ref name="SXSW">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/sxsw-film-lineup-announced-spy-get-hard-1201421893/|title=SXSW Announces Film Lineup|website=Variety|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=February 3, 2015}}</ref><ref name="6 Years SXSW">{{cite web|url=http://www.schedule.sxsw.com/2015/events/event_FS17784|title=6 Years – Official Schedule|website=South by Southwest|date=February 3, 2015|access-date=February 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205021952/http://schedule.sxsw.com/2015/events/event_FS17784|archive-date=February 5, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On March 15, 2015, Netflix acquired global distribution rights, with plans that have been accomplished to release it on the streaming service later in that year.<ref name="Netflix">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/sxsw-netflix-snags-global-rights-to-6-years-1201453136/|title=SXSW: Netflix Snags Global Rights to '6 Years'|website=Variety|first=Brent|last=Lang|date=March 15, 2015}}</ref> The film subsequently screened at the Maryland Film Festival and the 2015 Champs-Élysées Film Festival.<ref name="Maryland">{{cite web|url=http://www.md-filmfest.com/festival/film-guide/158|title=MD Film Guide: 6 Years|website=Maryland Film Festival|access-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518075735/http://www.md-filmfest.com/festival/film-guide/158|archive-date=May 18, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Champs-Élysées">{{cite web|url=http://www.champselyseesfilmfestival.com/2015/en/official-selection/competition/american-independent-feature-length-films/movie-105-6-years|title=COMPETITION: AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FEATURE-LENGTH FILMS – 6 Years|website=Champs-Élysées Film Festival|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> In the late June 2015, The Orchard acquired the domestic rights to ''6 Years'',<ref name="The Orchard">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/duplass-brothers-orchard-slate-deal-creep-the-overnight-1201451425/|title=Duplass Brothers Ink Seven-Film Slate Deal With The Orchard|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=June 22, 2015}}</ref> and released it on video on demand in the United States on August 18, 2015.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=618868152428924928|title=@6yearsfilm comes out on @itunes on 8/18 and on @netflix 9/8!|user=holafidel|first=Hannah|last=Fidell|date=July 8, 2015}}</ref> The film began streaming worldwide through Netflix on September 8, 2015.<ref name="Release Dates">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/netflix-indie-strategy-slate-elizabeth-banks-sarah-hyland-duplass-brothers-1201472048/|title=Netflix Expands Its Indie Strategy With Slate Of New Acquisitions|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Ali|last=Jaafar|date=July 8, 2015}}</ref>

===Home media=== The film was released on DVD in the United States on April 12, 2016 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rentailer.rentrak.com/downloads/MovieTracker.pdf|title=Movie Tracker (March 2016, Volume 1 – No. 13)|website=Rentrak.com|access-date=February 28, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304143325/https://rentailer.rentrak.com/downloads/MovieTracker.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CILJBH6/ref=dp_mv_of_dp_0|title=6 Years DVD|website=Amazon.com|access-date=April 12, 2016}}</ref>

==Reception==

===Critical response=== Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 69% approval rating based on 13 reviews, and an average rating of 6.61/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/6_years_2015//|title=6 Years (2015)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango Media|access-date=May 19, 2019}}</ref> The film was assigned a weighted average of 53 out of 100 from Metacritic, based on 5 reviews, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/6-years|title=6 Years Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=August 13, 2015}}</ref>

Eric Kohn and Nigel M. Smith of IndieWire cited the performances of Farmiga and Rosenfield as breakout talent at the 2015 South by Southwest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/the-12-breakouts-of-the-2015-sxsw-film-festival-20150323?page=2|title=The 12 Breakouts of the 2015 SXSW Film Festival|website=IndieWire|first1=Nigel M.|last1=Smith|first2=Eric|last2=Kohn|date=March 23, 2015|access-date=April 20, 2015}}</ref> Kohn wrote, "Hannah Fidell, working with executive producers Mark and Jay Duplass, effectively broadens her range by borrowing the sibling directors' improvisatory style and ceding control to her two leads, whose heartbreaking performances imbue this familiar Austin-set narrative with a fiery edge."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/sxsw-review-taissa-farmiga-and-ben-rosenfield-anchor-hannah-fidells-dramatic-6-years-20150314|title=SXSW Review: Taissa Farmiga and Ben Rosenfield Anchor Hannah Fidell's Dramatic '6 Years'|website=IndieWire|first=Eric|last=Kohn|date=March 14, 2015|access-date=March 16, 2015}}</ref> In their list of 25 performances they would like to see receive awards recognition, IndieWire highlighted Farmiga and Rosenfield's work in ''6 Years''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/25-performances-that-shouldnt-be-forgotten-during-awards-season-20151111?page=5|title=25 Performances That Shouldn't Be Forgotten During Awards Season|website=IndieWire|first=Oliver|last=Lyttleton|date=November 11, 2015|access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114030842/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/25-performances-that-shouldnt-be-forgotten-during-awards-season-20151111?page=5|archive-date=November 14, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> IndieWire also listed the film as number 7 on its "13 Most Criminally Overlooked Indies and Foreign Films of 2015".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/the-13-most-criminally-overlooked-indies-and-foreign-films-of-2015-20151219|title=The 13 Most Criminally Overlooked Indies and Foreign Films of 2015|website=IndieWire|first1=Zack|last1=Sharf|first2=Emily|last2=Buder|date=December 19, 2015|access-date=December 20, 2015}}</ref>

Justin Chang of ''Variety'' wrote, "Although shot and performed in a determinedly raw, naturalistic register, this emotionally roiling portrait of two twentysomething Texas sweethearts too often veers toward melodramatic overstatement, inspiring little empathy or understanding despite the committed performances of promising young leads Taissa Farmiga and Ben Rosenfield."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/sxsw-film-review-6-years-1201452618/|title=SXSW Film Review: '6 Years'|website=Variety|first=Justin|last=Chang|date=March 14, 2015|access-date=March 16, 2015}}</ref> John DeFore of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' wrote, "A melodrama benefitting from excellent performances but suffering from a too-obvious script,"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/6-years-sxsw-review-792298|title='6 Years': SXSW Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=John|last=DeFore|date=March 20, 2015}}</ref> while Ryland Aldrich of Twitch Film opined, "An indie drama through and through, Fidell has again succeeded in telling a tiny story and making it feel as big as the world. Her connection to these characters is infectious and impossible to ignore. It may be an emotional rollercoaster, but it is real, and the intimacy is undeniable."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twitchfilm.com/2015/03/sxsw-2015-review-6-years-and-the-undeniable-intimacy.html#ixzz3XlGZjE2a|title=SXSW 2015 Review: 6 YEARS And The Undeniable Intimacy|website=Twitch Film|first=Ryland|last=Aldrich|date=March 16, 2015|access-date=April 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420151951/http://twitchfilm.com/2015/03/sxsw-2015-review-6-years-and-the-undeniable-intimacy.html#ixzz3XlGZjE2a|archive-date=April 20, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Accolades=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Recipient(s) ! Result |- | rowspan="3"| 2015 | South by Southwest Film Festival | Grand Jury Award for Narrative Feature | rowspan="3"| ''6 Years'' | {{nom}} |- | Champs-Élysées Film Festival | Audience Award for Best American Feature Film | {{nom}} |- | Houston Film Critics Society | Texas Independent Film Award | {{nom}} |}

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|3799372}} * {{Mojo title|6years}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|6_years_2015/|6 Years}} * {{Twitter|name=''6 Years''}}

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