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Set in contemporary South, a dramatic thriller about two brothers, Chris and Tom, who are forced to go on the run in order to guard a secret following the death of their father--and the arrival of their greedy, troubled uncle.
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Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 47 min. |
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| Release Date: |
October 22, 2004 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for violence. |
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| Distributors: |
United Artists Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$124,171 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"Films like Undertow leave some audiences unsettled, because they do not proceed predictably according to the rules." Full Review...
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E! Online,
"The first half of this downer is an interesting study of a beaten-down family trying to make it, but then the flick becomes a series of chase scenes that play out no differently than anything we've seen a hundred times before." Full Review...
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New York Post, Megan Lehmann
"Undertow conforms to many of the tropes of a formula thriller but, aided by an evocative Philip Glass score and Tim Orr's beautifully naturalistic cinematography, it transcends the genre." Full Review...
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New York Times, Stephen Holden
"...far from ordinary." Full Review...
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