Checking Out is a 2005 feature film

Feature film

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 directed by Jeff Hare and written by Richard Marcus

Richard Marcus

Richard Marcus is an actor best known for his roles in St. Elsewhere, Tremors, and The Pretender.-Actor:Richard Marcus' first role was on the television show The White Shadow, guest starring in two episodes. He worked steadily throughout the 1980s, and landed a recurring role on the acclaimed NBC...

 and Allen Swift

Allen Swift

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Reviews

The film received generally average reviews upon its release. Based on 7 professional reviews, Checking Out gained a "rotten" seal on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes

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, with an approval rating of 43%. 40% of the site's 5 notable, selected critics gave the film positive reviews. Likewise, Metacritic

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 assigns the film a normalized score of 44%.

Awards

In 2005, Jeff Hare received the award for Best Director and Laura San Giacomo

Laura San Giacomo

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 received Best Actress at the Palm Beach International Film Festival

Palm Beach International Film Festival

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. At the Phoenix Film Festival

Phoenix Film Festival

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 the film won the Copper Wing Award for Best Picture, and at WorldFest Houston it won the Platinum Award.