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Summary
A sheriff sees his state senate bid slide out onto the ice when his daughter begins to date the son of a charming but psychologically disturbed woman with whom the sheriff has engaged in a two-decade-long affair.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+26)
Critics 22Audiences 48GoodWatch 36
Metascore33
Tomatometer11%
User score6.5
IMDb5.4
Audience score25%
Running time
1 h 51 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109111Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2010
May 18, 2010
16 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
15 of 15
Jennifer ConnellyVirginia
Emma RobertsJessie Tipton
Toby JonesMax
Ed HarrisSheriff Dick Tipton
Carrie PrestonBetty
Lucas GrabeelNervous Mormon
Yeardley SmithMrs. Whitaker
Amy MadiganMrs. Tipton
Anne LockhartPolice Dispatch Operator (voice)
Alex FrostJosh
Harrison GilbertsonEmmett
Garrett ClaytonMormon boy (as Gary Clayton)
Meighan GerachisDawn
Paul Walter HauserDale
Jessica RotterOnlooker-Neighbor With Eyeglasses (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Dustin Lance Black Director, Writer
Production · 13
- Yeardley Smith Executive Producer
- Gus Van Sant Executive Producer
- Jay Froberg Executive Producer
- Greg Suess Executive Producer
- Christine Vachon Producer
- Hopwood DePree Producer
Camera · 1
- Eric Alan Edwards Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- John David Allen Editor
- Beatrice Sisul Editor
Sound · 3
- Nick Urata Original Music Composer
- Lara Dale Sound
- John W. Frost Sound
Art · 3
- Laura Fox Production Design
- Jennifer Lukehart Set Decoration
- Charles Varga Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Danny Glicker Costume Design
- Anne Morgan Hair Department Head
- Linda Melazzo Makeup Department Head
- Suzi Ostos Makeup Artist
- Michele Paris Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Adam C. Sager Digital Compositor
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