Rubberneck

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  • Opened February 22, 2013 
  • 1 hr 23 min

  • Months after a weekend fling, Boston research scientist Paul (Alex Karpovsky, “Girls”) continues to lust after his beautiful coworker Danielle (Jamie Ray Newman), nurturing his fantasies with the occasional polite exchange at work. But once she starts dating another scientist at their lab, his infatuation quickly turns into obsession – and he finds himself unable to control his desires. A slow-burn character study-turned-psychosexual thriller, co-written by Karpovsky and Garth Donovan, RUBBERNECK is a chillingly believable story of workplace romance gone wrong. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Alex Karpovsky, Jaime Ray Newman, Amanda Good Hennessey, Dennis Staroselsky, Dakota Shepard
  • Director: Alex Karpovsky
  • Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller

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indieWIRE
| Eric Kohn

Rubberneck has more in common with the growing Karpovsky oeuvre than it may appear -- and even inadvertently critiques it. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| John DeFore

A character-driven take on true-crime fare, Alex Karpovsky's Rubberneck marks a solid dramatic turn for a filmmaker best known for playing comedic parts in indie films like "Tiny Furniture." Read full review

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Village Voice
| Ernest Hardy

Karpovsky is unsettlingly good as Paul, and Newman's Danielle is sexy and layered. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

The movie is scattershot (intense at some moments, slack at others), but it earns its docu-style creepiness, and Karpovsky's stretch as an actor is daring and authentic. Read full review

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A scene from "Rubberneck."