Losing Control
title: "Losing Control" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2011-films", "2011-romantic-comedy-films", "american-romantic-comedy-films", "films-scored-by-john-swihart", "2011-directorial-debut-films", "2010s-english-language-films", "films-directed-by-valerie-weiss", "2011-american-films", "english-language-romantic-comedy-films"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Losing_Control" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Losing Control |
| image | Losing control poster.jpg |
| caption | Theatrical release poster |
| director | Valerie Weiss |
| producer | Robert A. Johnson |
| Matthew Medlin | |
| Alyssa Weisberg | |
| Valerie Weiss | |
| writer | Valerie Weiss |
| cinematography | Jamie Urman |
| music | John Swihart |
| editing | Robin Katz |
| studio | Ph.D. Productions |
| released | |
| runtime | 91 minutes |
| country | United States |
| language | English |
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| name = Losing Control | image = Losing control poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Valerie Weiss | producer = Robert A. Johnson Matthew Medlin Alyssa Weisberg Valerie Weiss | writer = Valerie Weiss | starring = | cinematography = Jamie Urman | music = John Swihart | editing = Robin Katz | studio = Ph.D. Productions | distributor = | released = | runtime = 91 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = Losing Control is a 2011 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Valerie Weiss about a female scientist who wants proof that her boyfriend is "the one." Losing Control was released theatrically on March 23, 2012 in New York City and expanded to more cities on March 30, 2012. The film won Best Director at the 2011 Feel Good Film Festival, Connie Clair Spirit Award for Top Female Filmmaker of 2011 at The Chicago Comedy Film Festival and First Honorable Mention for the Christopher Wetzel Independent Film Comedy Award.
Cast
- Miranda Kent as Samantha
- Reid Scott as Ben
- Kathleen Robertson as Leslie
- Theo Alexander as Maurizio
- Steve Howey as Terry
- John Billingsley as Prof. Straub
- Sumalee Montano as Breanna Lee
- Bitsie Tulloch as Trudy
- Alanna Ubach as Alora
- Neil Hopkins as Scott Foote
- Lin Shaye as Dolores
- Ben Weber as Dr. Rudy Mann
- Jamison Yang as Chen Wa
- Barry Gordon as Frank
- Elise Jackson as Vivienne
- Sam Ball as Tantric Sam
- True Bella Pinci as Little Samantha
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews. On the website metacritic, the film received a 33 out of 100, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.
From Calum Marsh, in Slant Magazine:
From John Anderson, in Variety:
From Steven Rea in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
References
References
- Walford, Justina. (August 23, 2011). "The 2011 Feel Good Film Festival Announces Award Winners". [[Feel Good Film Festival]].
- [http://www.prlog.org/11649076-best-director-award-presented-to-valerie-weiss-for-film-losing-control-from-feel-good-film-festival.html Best Director Award Presented to Valerie Weiss for film Losing Control from Feel Good Film Festival] {{webarchive. link. (2015-10-18 , House Lights Media Partners, Sept, 6, 2011)
- "Losing Control". www.siskelfilmcenter.org.
- "Losing Control".
- "Losing Control - Film Review - Slant Magazine".
- "Losing Control". Variety.
- "'Losing Control': Career v. commitment, wrapped in comic absurdity - Philly".
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