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Straight A's

  • 2013
  • R
  • 1h 31m
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5.6/10
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Ryan Phillippe, Anna Paquin, and Luke Wilson in Straight A's (2013)
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Pressured by his deceased mother's ghost to return home to the family he abandoned, a former addict grabs a bag of pills and a sack of marijuana and hits the road to Louisiana.Pressured by his deceased mother's ghost to return home to the family he abandoned, a former addict grabs a bag of pills and a sack of marijuana and hits the road to Louisiana.Pressured by his deceased mother's ghost to return home to the family he abandoned, a former addict grabs a bag of pills and a sack of marijuana and hits the road to Louisiana.

  • Director
    • James Cox
  • Writer
    • Dave Cole
  • Stars
    • Ryan Phillippe
    • Anna Paquin
    • Luke Wilson
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    5.6/10
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    • Director
      • James Cox
    • Writer
      • Dave Cole
    • Stars
      • Ryan Phillippe
      • Anna Paquin
      • Luke Wilson
    • 26User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Ryan Phillippe
    Ryan Phillippe
    • Scott
    Anna Paquin
    Anna Paquin
    • Katherine
    Luke Wilson
    Luke Wilson
    • William
    Riley Thomas Stewart
    Riley Thomas Stewart
    • Charles
    Ursula Parker
    Ursula Parker
    • Gracie
    Amparo Garcia-Crow
    • Louisa
    Augustin Solis
    • Carlos
    Tess Harper
    Tess Harper
    • Mother
    Powers Boothe
    Powers Boothe
    • Father
    Christa Campbell
    Christa Campbell
    • Dana
    James Carrol
    • Executive
    Josh Meyers
    Josh Meyers
    • Jason
    Kristen Williams
    Kristen Williams
    • Nikki…
    Jon Mack
    Jon Mack
    • Holly…
    Simona Williams
    Simona Williams
    • Carla…
    Sporty Cordell
    • Craps Table High Roller
    Lance E. Nichols
    Lance E. Nichols
    • Dr. Carr
    Holly Gene Dorsett
    • Amanda
    • Director
      • James Cox
    • Writer
      • Dave Cole
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    • Trivia
      The movie is said to be set in Louisiana, but William (Luke Wilson) says (while on a business trip), "When I get back to Dallas, I'm leaving my wife."
    • Goofs
      (at around 13 mins) When Scott is speaking to Charles and Gracie in his room the arm behind his head switches from right to left to right.
    • Quotes

      Scott: Charles, I've spent the better half of the past 8 years in and out of hospitals.

      Charles: Are you a doctor?

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      Touch the Sun
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    User reviews26

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    7/10
    The Return of a Prodigal Son
    You will not really get the whole story of this film by its title, nor by the poster. It was good that I saw this film without any idea what this was all about, not even what genre it was. I thought it was a romantic comedy. It was not exactly one. Once the film started, I thought I would not like it. But as it went along, I was pulled in, all the way to its end. This is one good little film that deserves more attention.

    Put simply, the story of "Straight As" is about how the lives of the Henderson family was affected when long-estranged Scott (Ryan Philippe) makes a surprise return, supposedly because their late mother had convinced him to. His sister-in-law Katherine (Anna Paquin) is flustered by Scott's unwelcome visit right when his brother William (Luke Wilson) was out of town on business. But it was with his nephew Charles and niece Gracie that Scott made his biggest connections. However, with his foul language, cigarettes and drugs, will Scott ever be welcomed back by the family he left more than ten years ago?

    The actors of this film worked very well. I loved that the acting in this film is very understated and restrained There were no big hyper- dramatic scenes as family melodrama are mostly prone to having.

    I have not seen Ryan Philippe act in a lead role for a long time. His career had never really recovered since he and Reese Witherspoon broke up. He was outside his usual zone playing the black sheep of the family. I believed he played the multiple levels of his complex character very well.

    I had not seen Anna Paquin act in a straight dramatic role ever since she won the Oscar as a precocious child in "The Piano"! It was a welcome break from notable recent roles with supernatural powers. I liked her subtle attack on a role which could have been a showcase of histrionics in a lesser actress.

    Luke Wilson's role was rather right up his old alley, but it was good to see him in a dramatic role. The actors who played the two kids, Riley Thomas Stewart and Ursula Parker, were both very cute, natural and moving. Powers Boothe, who played the Henderson patriarch, also had his shining moments.

    I liked how the whole story unfolded. Yes, the story elements were all soap opera staples, but they way they were woven together by director James Cox was interesting and involving. The musical score and the songs were all very emotionally apt to the scenes they accompanied. The cinematographer liked to play with lights and glare, which were good. As a whole, the unheralded film was a pleasant surprise which more people should know about. 7/10.
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    • Release date
      • July 18, 2013 (Portugal)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sharing Relations
    • Filming locations
      • Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Millennium Films
      • Millennium Films
      • The Group Films
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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $61,669
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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