The United States of Leland(2004)

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Synopsis

When smart, quiet suburban student Leland Fitzgerald commits a shocking crime, he becomes the center of a maelstrom of people trying to understand what he did and why, from his famous but absent father, to his troubled ex-girlfriend to the victim's devastated family. The only person Leland trusts is Pearl, a jaded juvenile hall teacher and aspiring writer who helps Leland to examine the truth of his crime. Yet, Pearl too, has his own exploitative agenda, using Leland to garner material for a book and further his own career--until he begins to see that Leland is giving him something he never expected; not the concrete answer he seeks, or the literary fame he hopes for, but the realization that now is the time to change his own life for the better.
When smart, quiet suburban student Leland Fitzgerald commits a shocking crime, he becomes the center of a maelstrom of people trying to understand what he did and why, from his famous but absent father, to his …
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In Theaters

  • April 2, 2004

MPAA Rating

R (for for language and some drug content.)

Genres

Drama, Mystery

Run Time

1 hour 44 minutes

Distributors

Paramount Vantage

Box Office

$343,816

Director

Matthew Hoge

Director

CAST

Ryan Gosling

Leland Fitzgerald

Chris Klein

Allen Harris

Don Cheadle

Pearl Madison

Jena Malone

Becky Pollard

Michelle Williams

Jennifer Pollard

Kevin Spacey

Albert T Fitzgerald
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