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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Matthew Ryan Hoge |
| Stars: |
Don Cheadle |
| Actors: |
Michelle Williams |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Family Interaction · Family Crises · Drama |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Checkpoint |
| UPC: |
097363427124 |
| Release Date: |
2004 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 44min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 44min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (September 07, 2004)
UPC: 097363427148 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 44min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (September 07, 2004)
UPC: 097363427131 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Matthew Ryan Hoge |
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Professional Reviews
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(04/02/2004, p.C6, Kevin Thomas): "[A]n ambitious and intelligent film." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Don Cheadle, playing juvenile detention teacher Pearl Madison, is the powerful center around which a complex cast of characters revolves in the riveting drama THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND. A 16-year-old boy, Leland (Ryan Gosling), commits a murder, yet seems to have a normal sense of ethics and justice. He confesses his wrongdoing to his mother who turns him in to the police. What follows is a series of close-up character studies on all of the people impacted by Leland's actions. His mother (Lena Olin) is plagued with guilt, his father (Kevin Spacey)--a novelist who writes about violence in America--is complacent. Meanwhile, the family of Leland's victim is ripped apart at the seams, and his already troubled girlfriend (Jena Malone) drifts even farther astray. Director Matthew Ryan Hoge leads a brilliant cast through a cycle of moral questioning in which the characters try to understand Leland's motivations and how they will each cope with the irreversible circumstances of what he has done. A richly allur... |
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