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Tom Stall is living a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana, but one night their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted robbery in his diner. Sensing danger, he takes action and saves his customers and friends in the self-defense killings of two-sought-after criminals. Heralded as a hero, Toms life is changed... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Drama, Kids/Family, Thriller, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 38 min. |
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| Release Date: |
September 23th, 2005 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for brutal violence, graphic sexuality, nudity, language, and some drug use. |
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| Distributors: |
New Line Cinema
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$31,493,782 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
A-
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Steve Murray
"A lean, clean meditation on violence in America, and one of Cronenberg's best films." more...
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A- |
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...the performances of Mortensen, Bello, and Holmes are excellent." more...
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B+ |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...seems deceptively straightforward, coming from a director with Cronenberg's quirky complexity. But think again." more...
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A- |
Chicago Tribune, Allison Benedikt
"...Cronenberg crafts a remarkably interesting thriller..." more...
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B |
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