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The United States of Leland

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  • 1h 48m
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Kevin Spacey, Don Cheadle, Chris Klein, Ryan Gosling, Jena Malone, and Michelle Williams in The United States of Leland (2003)
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A young man's experience in a juvenile detention center that touches on the tumultuous changes that befall his family and the community in which he lives.A young man's experience in a juvenile detention center that touches on the tumultuous changes that befall his family and the community in which he lives.A young man's experience in a juvenile detention center that touches on the tumultuous changes that befall his family and the community in which he lives.
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    • Matthew Ryan Hoge
    • Matthew Ryan Hoge
  • Stars
    • Ryan Gosling
    • Don Cheadle
    • Kevin Spacey
    • Matthew Ryan Hoge
    • Matthew Ryan Hoge
  • Stars
    • Ryan Gosling
    • Don Cheadle
    • Kevin Spacey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 107User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
    • 37Metascore
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    Kevin Spacey, Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, and Jena Malone in The United States of Leland (2003)
    Kevin Spacey, Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, and Jena Malone in The United States of Leland (2003)
    Kevin Spacey, Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, and Jena Malone in The United States of Leland (2003)
    Ryan Gosling in The United States of Leland (2003)
    Ryan Gosling and Michael Peña in The United States of Leland (2003)
    Chris Klein in The United States of Leland (2003)
    Kevin Spacey in The United States of Leland (2003)
    Ryan Gosling in The United States of Leland (2003)
    Don Cheadle in The United States of Leland (2003)
    Don Cheadle in The United States of Leland (2003)
    Jena Malone in The United States of Leland (2003)

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    Ryan Gosling
    Ryan Gosling
    • Leland P. Fitzgerald
    Don Cheadle
    Don Cheadle
    • Pearl Madison
    Kevin Spacey
    Kevin Spacey
    • Albert T. Fitzgerald
    Chris Klein
    Chris Klein
    • Allen Harris
    Jena Malone
    Jena Malone
    • Becky Pollard
    Lena Olin
    Lena Olin
    • Marybeth Fitzgerald
    Michelle Williams
    Michelle Williams
    • Julie Pollard
    Martin Donovan
    Martin Donovan
    • Harry Pollard
    Ann Magnuson
    Ann Magnuson
    • Karen Pollard
    Kerry Washington
    Kerry Washington
    • Ayesha
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    Sherilyn Fenn
    • Mrs. Calderon
    Matt Malloy
    Matt Malloy
    • Charlie
    Wesley Jonathan
    Wesley Jonathan
    • Bengel
    Michael Peña
    Michael Peña
    • Guillermo
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    Michael Welch
    • Ryan Pollard
    Ron Canada
    Ron Canada
    • Elden
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    Troy Winbush
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      • Matthew Ryan Hoge
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    • Trivia
      A recurring element of the film is the fact that Leland doesn't have any contact with his father, absent ever since his childhood. Ryan Gosling never shares any scenes with Kevin Spacey and in the courtroom sequence, even though both characters are present, they're never in the same frame.
    • Goofs
      In this movie, set in Arizona, all the cars shown have front and back license plates. However, in Arizona you are only issued two license plates if you have a personalized plate which none of the cars in the movie had.
    • Quotes

      Leland: It covers my eyes. It's all I can see. Say there's some kids playing baseball. All I see is the one kid they won't let play because he tells corny jokes. And no-one thinks they're funny. Or I see a boy and a girl in love and kissing, you know. I just see that they're gonna be one of those sad old couples one day who just cheats on each other and can't even look at each other in the eye. And I feel it. I feel all of their sadness. I feel it probably even worse than that sad old couple or that corny kid will ever feel it.

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      Featured in Anatomy of a Scene: The United States of Leland (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Gigantic
      Written by Frank Black (as Black Francis) and Kim Deal

      Performed by Pixies (as The Pixies)

      Copyright 1988 Rice and Beans Music (BMI)

      Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group/4AD

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews107

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    8/10
    a must for anyone
    Before I saw this film, I read the comment of someone who wasn't very fond of it. This I must admit made me apprehensive to dedicate 1 hour and 48 minutes of my life to it, but I'm glad I did. Ryan Gosling is a fantastic actor, I especially loved the Believer. Don Cheadle was also fantastic. The film presented an interesting view on life and death. It was very touching and very sad, yet it kept me interested, which most touching stories cannot do. It is a film that reckless of whether or not you like it, you should see it. It was unique,and I don;t think that anyone will ever be able to duplicate it. All of the young actors did surprisingly well given the subject matter and the emotion that must have gone into it. I was pleasantly surprised.
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    • Mar 22, 2005

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 2005 (Italy)
      • United States
      • Media 8 Entertainment
      • Paramount Classics
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • MDP Worldwide
      • Media 8 Entertainment
      • Thousand Words
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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