Parents' Guide to

Addicted to Fresno

By S. Jhoanna Robledo, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 17+

Dark comedy about sex, death is edgy but not funny.

Movie NR 2015 85 minutes
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Based on 2 parent reviews

fresnobossjokey1
fresnobossjokey1 Adult
February 8, 2020
age 17+

Funny movie about Fresno Ca

Watch it... It is good
Sam M.
Sam M. Parent of 0-year-old
April 26, 2017
age 18+

Horrible unfunny drivel. Dark humor not done right.

Characters are insufferable, unlikable and grossly deranged. Yet we are expected to care. No sense of tone or pacing. Not even any satirically complex looks at the dark dilemma to hold it. Audrey Plaza wasted in throw away role that she clearly doesnt care about. Only giggle it got was a completely non seqieter scene at a bar mitzfah and only cuz it was so cringey.
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What's the Story?

Fresh out of rehab, sex addict Shannon (Judy Greer) is back home in Fresno, Calif., where she gets a job working alongside her sister, Martha (Natasha Lyonne), cleaning rooms at a hotel. But old habits are hard to break, and a random hook-up with a a guest results in a tragic accident that leaves the man dead and the two sisters looking for a way to get rid of the body. That leads to a string of ill-fated incidents -- including visits to a sex-toy emporium, a bar mitzvah, and a funeral home for pets -- as the sisters' predicament gets more and more complicated and their relationship becomes more and more tense.

Is It Any Good?

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ADDICTED TO FRESNO is a waste of Greer's talents; she tries her best but fails to rescue this woeful movie. At its center are its attempts to extract laughs from Shannon's awfulness and the mishap the sisters find themselves in, but viewers just aren't likely to buy it. The crime that drives the plot is too awful for words, and the tone is all over the place. Put simply, it's off-putting. Greer and Lyonne are a watchable pair -- in fact, they and the rest of the ensemble are probably the only reason anyone would watch this movie. But, sadly, there's nothing addictive here.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about how Addicted to Fresno handles the topic of sex. What role does it play in the characters' lives? Do you think their attitudes toward the topic are healthy?

  • Are any of the characters in the movie role models? Why or why not?

  • Why do you think Shannon and Martha are so different? How did their shared experiences growing up shape them so differently?

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