Palindromes

Name: Palindromes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2025-05-20
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Matthew Faber, Angela Pietropinto, Bill Buell, Emani Sledge, Ellen Barkin

IMDb ID: tt0362004 · Year: 2025 · Rating: 6.7 (13,277 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama

Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revolves around her family, friends and neighbors.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Palindromes
Canada: Palindromes (English)
United Kingdom: Palindromes
Greece: Palindromes (DVD Title)
Ireland: Palindromes (English)
India: Palindromes (English)
Mexico: Palindromes
New Zealand: Palindromes (English)
United States: Palindromes
United States: Palindromes (Spanish)
South Africa: Palindromes (English)
Brazil: Palíndromos
Spain: Palíndromos
Hungary: Palindrómák
Germany: Palindrome
Finland: Palindromeja (TV Title)
Denmark: Palindromer
Finland: Palindromes - nyrjähtänyt rakkaustarina
Romania: Palindromuri
Poland: Palindromy
Russia: Перевёртыши
Japan: おわらない物語　アビバの場合 (Japanese)
PalíndromosContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2025-05-20Runtime100 minutesMetascore53IMDb Popularity0User Reviews114Critic Reviews105Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglish
HebrewKeywordspedophilia
multiple actors for one character
13 year old
teenage girl
pledge of allegianceFilming LocationsKingston, New York, USAProduction CompaniesExtra Large PicturesIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362004/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0362004.jpgUpdated At2025-09-19T19:57:27

Directors

Todd Solondz

Writers

Todd Solondz

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Matthew Faber | Character: Mark Wiener
Actor: Angela Pietropinto | Character: Mrs. Wiener
Actor: Bill Buell | Character: Mr. Wiener
Actor: Emani Sledge | Character: 'Dawn' Aviva
Actor: Ellen Barkin | Character: Joyce Victor
Actor: Valerie Shusterov | Character: 'Judah' Aviva
Actor: Richard Masur | Character: Steve Victor
Actor: Hillary B. Smith | Character: Robin Wallace
Actor: Danton Stone | Character: Bruce Wallace
Actor: Robert Agri | Character: First Judah
Actor: Hannah Freiman | Character: 'Henry' Aviva
Actor: Stephen Singer | Character: Dr. Fleischer
Actor: Rachel Corr | Character: 'Henrietta' Aviva
Actor: Stephen Adly Guirgis | Character: Joe, Earl, Bob
Actor: Will Denton | Character: 'Huckleberry' Aviva
Actor: Sharon Wilkins | Character: Mama Sunshine Aviva
Actor: Alexander Brickel | Character: Peter Paul
Actor: Ashleigh Hertzig | Character: Barbara
Actor: Risa Jaz Rifkind | Character: Trixie
Actor: Dontae Huey | Character: Shazaam
Actor: Debra Monk | Character: Mama Sunshine
Actor: Walter Bobbie | Character: Bo Sunshine
Actor: Tyler Maynard | Character: Jiminy
Actor: Courtney Walcott | Character: Crystal
Actor: Joshua Eber | Character: Skippy
Actor: Khush Kirpalani | Character: Ali
Actor: Sydney Matuszak | Character: Ell
Actor: David Castro | Character: Carlito
Actor: Richard Riehle | Character: Dr. Dan
Actor: Shayna Levine | Character: 'Bob' Aviva
Actor: Ebrahim Jaffer | Character: Motel clerk
Actor: Jennifer Jason Leigh | Character: 'Mark' Aviva
Actor: Andrea Demosthenes | Character: Gwyneth's mom
Actor: John Gemberling | Character: Second Judah
Actor: Ricky Ashley | Character: Actor
Actor: Frank L. Goodyear | Character: Abortion Clinic Protester
Actor: Maggie Moore | Character: Christian Narrator

[Directors Group]
Name: Todd Solondz | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Todd Solondz | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Timothy Bird | Role: Producer
Name: Mike S. Ryan | Role: Producer
Name: Derrick Tseng | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Nathan Larson | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Tom Richmond | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Mollie Goldstein | Role: Editor
Name: Kevin Messman | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Ann Goulder | Role: Casting Director
Name: Addison McQuigg | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: David Doernberg | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Sara Parks | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Vicki Farrell | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Elizabeth Daley | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Karl Giant | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Arsen Gurgov | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kabuki | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tania Ribalow | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Christopher Edwards | Role: Production Manager
Name: Cherry Montejo | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Heather Grierson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Keith Jones | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sanford McCoy | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Jesse Cain | Role: Art Department
Name: Molly Page | Role: Art Department
Name: Nick Patnaude | Role: Art Department
Name: Josephine Shokrian | Role: Art Department
Name: Inbal Weinberg | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Dominic Bartolini | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jerry Cox | Role: Sound Department
Name: Christof Gebert | Role: Sound Department
Name: Yang Jin-mo | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eric Milano | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eric Offin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tom Paul | Role: Sound Department
Name: Daniel Perlin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brion Regan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Sacco | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark Garcia | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Peter Kunz | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Luke DiTommaso | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jennifer Russomanno | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jason Stoff | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Keith Yurevitz | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Charlie Kirby | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Manny Siverio | Role: Stunts
Name: Jeff Ward | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Wylda Bayron | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nicola Benizzi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kip Bogdahn | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Oliver Cary | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tony Cohen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Russell Drake | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eddie Lee Flandez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Avra Fox | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Connor Gaudet | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matthew H. Giordano | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Melissa Guimaraes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matthew Hale | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew B. Hansen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Carlos Haynes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steve Huber | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Linda Kallerus | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Arianna LaPenne | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jody Lee Lipes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marcus Lehmann | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mike Morini | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kit Pennebaker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Macall B. Polay | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Craig Pressgrove | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ross Sebek | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: George Su | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Justin Whittaker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Toshiro Yamaguchi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[animation department]
Name: Sarah Blank | Role: Animation Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Anna Bohichik | Role: Casting Department
Name: Julie Schubert | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Nancy Deihl | Role: Costume Department
Name: Cindy DiPrima | Role: Costume Department
Name: Maya Fineberg | Role: Costume Department
Name: Jennifer Jones | Role: Costume Department
Name: Catherine Osborne | Role: Costume Department
Name: Michelle Elaine Teague | Role: Costume Department
Name: Antonia Xereas | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Chad Beck | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Minnea Lin | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Dan O'Grady | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Julie O'Grady | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Ben Cresciman | Role: Location Management
Name: Shannon Dennard | Role: Location Management
Name: Payton Dunham | Role: Location Management
Name: K.E. Johnson | Role: Location Management
Name: Ken Kristensen | Role: Location Management
Name: Jean Pesce | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Garth Bardsley | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Sue Yeon Ahn | Role: Production Department
Name: Alex Cannon | Role: Production Department
Name: Yale Chasin | Role: Production Department
Name: Adam Nathaniel Greene | Role: Production Department
Name: Carlos Haynes | Role: Production Department
Name: Jaime Iglehart | Role: Production Department
Name: Andrew Lush | Role: Production Department
Name: Cherry Montejo | Role: Production Department
Name: Cate Nelson | Role: Production Department
Name: Dukyoung Song | Role: Production Department
Name: Katie Stern | Role: Production Department
Name: Loretta Wallace | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: John Nickel | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Jonathan Ameli | Role: Transportation Department
Name: José Tejada | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Patricia Almeida | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve Calalang | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hope Dickson Leach | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Luke DiTommaso | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lance Edmands | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Markus Janner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nat Livingston Johnson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dan Knechtges | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Albert Krause | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Luce | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mercè Montalà | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dave Pultz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Glòria Roig | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kristy Ryan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Katie Stern | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alicia Van Couvering | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Barbara Whan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Keith Yurevitz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Scott Zweizen | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Palindromes | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3786277145/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3786277145/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563828022780.mp4?Expires=1788353841&Signature=KIsuMXrkg5FORHh-7DiL6DohaRNV5p03~E0Cf6Kb0e9DnTCzJl7cJQhD~5s6RXDaVS-U0IlbQNdF9SD2u3rLe01bT~8C0rpgD-d9ClFWS0QXzqTH6oqdz0bEtRqWAr1IC8dbO2UN7JmGeH22HQl9iAcmGydHhLJn3zEXUY54By6Ih7aD7l111JH7EnYNgA-3rku4NXLm9vZn3~0og4tsQofXycTDqEA9BGqmynm1ypH8t8brXWqd6Am-QYqfcwOHjpQnSFFsDj75vShY3PVly8YXyT9zN602xVku1s6~GdvMFAcKz-4b4l0dJ6mHj8jGX9s7UlyjRVIZj9mYyVsaRA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: September 3, 2004 (Telluride Film Festival)
Italy: September 7, 2004 (Venice Film Festival)
France: September 8, 2004 (Deauville Film Festival)
Canada: September 13, 2004 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United States: October 15, 2004 (New York Film Festival)
United Kingdom: October 27, 2004 (BFI London Film Festival)
Greece: November 25, 2004 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Sweden: January 21, 2005
Netherlands: February 4, 2005 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Ireland: February 17, 2005 (Dublin Film Festival)
France: March 9, 2005
United States: March 13, 2005 (South by Southwest Film Festival)
United States: March 19, 2005 (Cleveland International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: March 27, 2005 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Turkey: April 2, 2005 (Istanbul Independent Film Festival)
United Kingdom: April 3, 2005 (London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
United States: April 13, 2005 (New York City, New York)
Germany: April 14, 2005
United States: April 15, 2005 (Los Angeles, California)
Argentina: April 16, 2005 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
United Kingdom: May 6, 2005
Ireland: May 6, 2005
Romania: June 3, 2005 (Transilvania International Film Festival)
Japan: June 4, 2005 (Tokyo)
Hungary: June 7, 2005 (Alba Regia International Film Festival)
Austria: June 17, 2005
Czech Republic: July 4, 2005 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Switzerland: July 13, 2005 (German speaking region)
Iceland: July 21, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Poland: July 24, 2005 (ERA New Horizons Film Festival)
Australia: August 25, 2005
Netherlands: September 8, 2005
Finland: September 21, 2005 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Israel: November 3, 2005
Belgium: November 23, 2005
Denmark: February 10, 2006
Finland: March 10, 2006
Poland: September 1, 2006
Spain: September 29, 2006
Mexico: January 19, 2007 (limited)
United States: April 30, 2025 (limited, restored version)
United States: May 20, 2025 (internet)

Awards

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