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Limbo (1999) -- Unconventional narrative about the interactions amongst a group of people in a small town in Alaska, each of whom has guards a secret.

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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   3,693 votes
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Director:

John Sayles

Writer (WGA):

John Sayles (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

4 June 1999 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

A condition of unknowable outcome more

Plot:

Unconventional narrative about the interactions amongst a group of people in a small town in Alaska, each of whom has guards a secret. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

Roman Polanski’s Ghost Now in Limbo
 (From Collider.com. 29 September 2009, 8:59 AM, PDT)

Seattle Honors Top Indies
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 7 June 1999)

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DVD Owners and Sayles Fans- Buy/Rent This Movie more (132 total)


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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby | SDDS

Company:

Green/Renzi more


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Quotes:

Noelle De Angelo: Winter has locked us in its icy embrace. The pelts of the animals are thick and bluish and our home is blanketed with snow. Papa calls it "limbo" because it sure isn't heaven and it's too cold to be hell. Mother wondered about purgatory, but he said no. Purgatory has an end to it. "Don't torture me so," said Mother. more

Soundtrack:

Lift Me Up more


FAQ

Did Smiling Jack tell Joe the truth on the Island? (SPOILERS)
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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
DVD Owners and Sayles Fans- Buy/Rent This Movie, 1 May 2000
Author: smotte from Milwaukee, WI USA

If you are a film student, or a John Sayles devotee, I recommend you buy or rent the DVD version. As compelling as the film was, the director/author's running commentary was equally fascinating. This movie sweeps you along at a leisurely pace, till you are not sure whether or not you are interested at all. When the plot twist begins, you will be swept under like a whirlpool. Four stars, two thumbs up. Better than Lone Star. And if you didn't like the ending, you didn't understand the movie. This isn't entertainment, this is art.

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