Tumbledown is a 2015 American romantic comedy film directed by Sean Mewshaw, written by Desiree Van Til, and starring Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis, Dianna Agron and Joe Manganiello.[4] It was released on February 5, 2016 by Starz Digital.
A young widow (Rebecca Hall) falls for a New York writer (Jason Sudeikis) who comes to her hometown in rural Maine to investigate the death of her husband, a folk singer.
On April 19, 2013, it was announced that Sean Mewshaw would direct the romantic comedy on the script of Desiree Van Til; producers would be Kristin Hahn of Indigo Films and Aaron L. Gilbert and Margot Hand of Bron Studios.[4] Jason Sudeikis and Rose Byrne were set to play the lead roles, Sudeikis as a New York writer and Byrne as a young widow.[6] Olivia Munn, Joe Manganiello, Blythe Danner, Michael McKean and Beau Bridges were also set to co-star in the film.[6] On January 30, 2014, Rebecca Hall joined the cast, replacing Byrne.[5] On March 31, 2014 Dianna Agron, Griffin Dunne and Richard Masur joined the cast while filming was underway in Devens.[7]
In April 2013, filming was set to begin in October in Vancouver, British Columbia.[4] Van Til also looked at shooting in Maine, California and New York. Ultimately she settled on Massachusetts, due to the state's “robust film incentive program” [10] which would help with the $4 million budget.[10]
So, In January 2014 the production was scheduled to begin in late March in Massachusetts.[5] The shooting of the film began on March 23, 2014, in Princeton, Massachusetts.[11][12] Filming also reportedly took place at New England Studios in Devens.[13][7]
The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2015[2] and was released on February 5, 2016 by Starz Digital.[14]
Tumbledown received generally positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a rating of 70%, based on 37 reviews, with an average rating of 6.32/10.[15] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 60 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[16]