''Aardvark'' is a 2017 American

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directed and written by Brian Shoaf. The film stars

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Jenny Slate Jenny Slate (born March 25, 1982) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and writer. After early acting and stand-up roles on television, Slate gained recognition for her live variety shows in New York City and for co-creating the children's ...

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, and

Jon Hamm Jonathan Daniel Hamm (born March 10, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Don Draper in the period drama series '' Mad Men'' (2007–2015), for which he won numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and tw ...

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began on November 30, 2015 in

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. It premiered at the 2017

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. It was released on April 13, 2018. Emily Milburton is a therapist who is struggling with personal problems. Things change when she meets her new patient, Josh Norman, who is mentally ill. Josh starts to develop feelings for Emily but things get interesting when Emily falls for Josh's brother, Craig.

Cast

as Josh Norman, Craig’s brother *

as Emily Milburton *

as Craig Norman, Josh's brother *

as Hannah *

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as Abigail *

Marin Ireland Marin Ireland (born August 30, 1979) is an American actress. Known for her work in theatre and independent films, ''The New York Times'' deemed Ireland "one of the great drama queens of the New York stage". She has received nominations for two I ...

as Jenny *

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as Anthony *

Dale Soules Dale Soules is an American actress known for starring in ''The Messenger (2009 film), The Messenger'' and portraying Frieda Berlin in ''Orange Is The New Black, Orange Is the New Black'' from 2014 to 2019. Early life Soules grew up in the Gr ...

as Lucille

Production

On October 23, 2015, it was announced that Brian Shoaf would direct a drama film ''Aardvark'' based on his own script, while

would produce the film along with Susan Leber and

Neal Dodson Neal Dodson (born May 17, 1978) is an American film producer. His producer credits include the Academy Award-nominated ''Margin Call'', the Golden Globe Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated '' All Is Lost'' starring Robert Redford, the comedy ...

. Great Point Media would be financing the film.

on the film began on November 30, 2015 in

Reception

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website

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, the film holds an approval rating of 12% based on 25 reviews, and an average rating of 3.8/10. On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 39 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

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* {{IMDb title, 3548028 2017 films American drama films 2017 drama films Films shot in New York City Films about mental health 2017 directorial debut films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films