A sensitive but realistic portrait of a man and a woman dating along the autism spectrum in today's overpriced and socially challenging NYC.

| Jun 2, 2020

A heartwarming, compassionate story with compelling performances elevating the already-fresh and funny material.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 19, 2019

What is worth noting is that Israel, with heartfelt performances from her new lovers, delivers an original romantic comedy that achieves something quite unique: it works.

| May 28, 2019

The complex portrayal of autism is refreshing, but apart from the milieu and the charisma of the cast, this is a fairly standard indie rom-com.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 20, 2018

The film has a genuine openness, but it never limits the pair's interaction - in their own way they must negotiate everything from David's biased parents to sharing a sex life.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 8, 2018

A refreshing rom/com.

| Original Score: B | Aug 11, 2018

Besides the good laughs, Keep The Change enchants with the authenticity, zaniness, and warm-heartedness that naturally emerge from the sympathetic characters.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Aug 6, 2018

Keep the Change is brilliantly written, acted and directed, a triumph in so many ways. It is so suspenseful and entertaining that I sincerely believe I would have loved it even if I had no personal connection to autism.

| May 10, 2018

"Keep the Change" isn't a film for cynics, but romantics will find plenty to warm their hearts here.

| Apr 19, 2018

Keep the Change exposes its audience to people with autism, in a day to day way that most films have not. I applaud the cast and crew for what they've done. The multitude of characters represented had vibrancy, life and depth.

| Apr 5, 2018

This gently humorous, fiercely honest indie film is a step forward in the quest for a move inclusive Hollywood, which seems to one of the themes of the cultural moment.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 5, 2018

Keep the Change may be a breakthrough in its focus on real people with intellectual disabilities, but it's especially commendable for providing positive examples of how the nondisabled can create inclusive environments for all.

| Mar 29, 2018

[Director Rachel Israel] nicely avoids rom-com contrivances - even the fish-out-of-water dynamics have a natural quality - and the actors give credible performances.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 23, 2018

Here are legitimate characters -- who are in ways richer than the sort we often see in such fare -- with hopes and flaws, and they simply happen to be on the autism spectrum.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 23, 2018

Romantic complications roll between this pair of self-described "weirdos"...with setbacks and misunderstandings, frank outbursts and blunt remarks, but there's a sweetness, even tenderness even at outr moments. Together, they comprise a new "normal."

| Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 22, 2018

We rarely get to see people like this onscreen, and Israel's affection for her cast never feels exploitative.

| Mar 22, 2018

The most original romcom in years...infuses this traditional format with more empathy and sweet sincerity than is usually found in this genre...for a special date movie.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Mar 22, 2018

What distinguishes it are Israel's empathetic characterizations - she's known Polansky for 15 years - and the winning performances, not only by the leads but also by the supporting players.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 21, 2018

[It] accomplishes a much more difficult task: When the movie starts, its main characters seem outside the norm, unusual, "wierdos," in the description of David himself. By its end, you see nothing at all of that; they're just people.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 19, 2018

[Rachel Israel] made the very wise decision to cast amateur actors on the spectrum in all the roles of characters with autism as well. The result is a journey that feels lived-in, nuanced, and real.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 15, 2018