{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = The Middle Distance | image = The Middle Distance.jpg | caption = Poster | director = Patrick Underwood | producer = Patrick Underwood | based_on = | writer = Patrick Underwood | starring = Ross Partridge<br>Joslyn Jensen | music = | cinematography = Kevin Duggin | editing = Martin Bernfeld | studio = | distributor = | released = {{film date|2015|10||Chicago}} | runtime = 78 minutes<ref name=thr/><br>80 minutes<ref name=variety/> | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''The Middle Distance''''' is a 2015 American romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Patrick Underwood and starring Ross Partridge and Joslyn Jensen.<ref name=thr/><ref name=variety/>
==Plot== {{no plot|date=June 2025}}
==Cast== *Ross Partridge as Neil *Joslyn Jensen as Rebecca *Kentucker Audley as James *Jennifer Lafleur as Beth
==Release== The film premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival in October 2015.<ref name=ebert/>
==Reception== Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film a negative review, describing it as “clichéd.”<ref name=ebert>{{cite web|last=Tallerico|first=Brian|title=CIFF 2015: "The Surprise," "Mountains May Depart," "The Middle Distance"|date=October 27, 2015|website=RogerEbert.com|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/ciff-2015-the-surprise-mountains-may-depart-the-middle-distance|accessdate=June 7, 2025|archive-date=June 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250607141846/https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/ciff-2015-the-surprise-mountains-may-depart-the-middle-distance|url-status=live}}</ref>
Alissa Simon of Variety gave the film a mixed to positive review and wrote, “Clean, atmospheric lensing prevails over a formulaic script in Patrick Thomas Underwood's directing debut.”<ref name=variety>{{cite magazine|last=Simon|first=Alissa|title=Film Review: 'The Middle Distance'|date=October 29, 2015|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/the-middle-distance-review-1201626358/|accessdate=June 7, 2025|archive-date=October 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004144809/https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/the-middle-distance-review-1201626358/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review and wrote that it “squeaks past the cliches, thanks to attractive performances and locations.”<ref name=thr>{{cite magazine|last=Farber|first=Stephen|title='The Middle Distance': Chicago Review|date=October 26, 2015|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/middle-distance-chicago-review-834605/|accessdate=June 7, 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|3522138}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|the_middle_distance}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Middle Distance, The}} Category:American romantic comedy-drama films Category:2015 romantic comedy-drama films Category:2015 American films Category:2015 English-language films Category:2015 films