Permanent Record
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64% Critic Match

Permanent Record

High school. Senior year. His suicide shattered their world. Their courage drove them to pick up the pieces.

6.4 / 10 1988 1h 32mPG-13 English
Drama

Storyline

David Sinclair seems to have everything going for him: he's smart, musically talented, and very successful. To top off his senior year in high school, his band is trying to get a recording session. Therefore, David's suicide leaves everyone, especially his best friend and bandmate, Chris, with a lot of questions.

Cast & Crew

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves

Chris Townsend

Lead
Alan Boyce

Alan Boyce

David Sinclair

Michelle Meyrink

Michelle Meyrink

M.G.

Jennifer Rubin

Jennifer Rubin

Lauren

Pamela Gidley

Pamela Gidley

Kim

Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin

Jim Sinclair

Kathy Baker

Kathy Baker

Martha Sinclair

ME

Michael Elgart

Jake

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Marisa Silver's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Permanent Record is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker