A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Emile Hirsch | ... | Frank | |
| Stephen Dorff | ... | Jerry Lee | |
| Doc Divecchio | ... | Boss Man | |
| Nancy Youngblut | ... | Mom | |
| Jenica Bergere | ... | Polly Flynn | |
| Dakota Fanning | ... | Annie James | |
| Joshua Leonard | ... | Tommy | |
| Garrett Backstrom | ... | Young Jerry Lee | |
| Kris Kristofferson | ... | Earl Hurley | |
| Noah Harpster | ... | Al Casey | |
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Andrew Lee | ... | Young Frank |
| Oren Skoog | ... | Barry Hurley | |
| Hayes MacArthur | ... | Officer Cook | |
| Scott MacArthur | ... | Officer Mori | |
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Jim Gray | ... | Boxing Sportscaster |
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Two brothers who are forced to leave Reno after being involved in a hit-and-run accident. Based on the novel by Willy Vlautin, this moody thriller is a searing and profound examination of brotherhood set in the timeless Sierra Nevadan frontier. Written by Polsky Films
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on the road | sierra nevada mountains | illustrator | hit and run accident | car accident |Taglines:
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Rated R for sexual content, language, some nudity, brief violent images, and drug references | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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8 November 2013 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Jerry Lee 16 years: Can you tell me a story, Frankie? Tell me something good. Make me the hero. Maybe I can get the girl.
Frank - 14: I got one. A long time ago, you and me were fighter pilots in the war. The Flannigan brothers. We were famous. One morning we were heading over to Germany when we got ambushed. You and me versus 20 German fighters. It was a mess. Real dog fight. It was touch-and-go, but we were winning until a Nazi came out of the fog and started firing away at you. Luckily I came down and blew the...
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[first lines]Jerry Lee 16 years: Can you tell me a story, Frankie? Tell me something good. Make me the hero. Maybe I can get the girl.
Frank - 14: I got one. A long time ago, you and me were fighter pilots in the war. The Flannigan brothers. We were famous. One morning we were heading over to Germany when we got ambushed. You and me versus 20 German fighters. It was a mess. Real dog fight. It was touch-and-go, but we were winning until a Nazi came out of the fog and started firing away at you. Luckily I came down and blew the...
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"Don't make decisions thinking your a low life, make decisions thinking your a great man." When Jerry Lee (Dorff) tells his brother Frank (Hirsch) that he has just killed someone and drove away the decide the best thing to do is leave town. Frank tries to juggle finding a job, keeping a girlfriend and keeping his brother hidden and safe. This may be one of the hardest movies I've had to review. This movie isn't terrible and the acting is good, Kris Kristofferson is really great in this, but honestly nothing happens. It's a lot of repetition between the three aspects of Franks life. The best and easiest way to describe this is that the movie really has the feel of Out Of The Furnace. One brother watching out and trying to protect another but very slow moving and really waiting around for something to happen. It seems like I'm being hard on this, the acting is very good and its worth seeing for that but do not expect anything amazing and be prepared for a very long feeling hour and a half. Overall, if you like movies like Out Of The Furnace you will like this. I give this a C+.