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      Leaves of Grass

      R Released Sep 17, 2010 1 hr. 44 min. Comedy Drama List
      63% 40 Reviews Tomatometer 49% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score An Ivy League professor (Edward Norton) returns home, where his pot-growing twin brother has concocted a plan to take down a local drug lord. Read More Read Less Watch on Peacock Stream Now

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      Edward Norton delivers one of his finest performances in Leaves of Grass, but he's overpowered by the movie's many jarring tonal shifts.

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      Emma T Would watch it again simply because it's based in Oklahoma which is where I grew up. Edward Norton and Keri Russell both gave great performances. The plot was a little shaky, but the performances were still entertaining enough to keep me hooked. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A philosopher returns home for his brothers funeral to find out that life is not what it seemed. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review kevin c Edward Norton plays identical twin brothers, one a respected literary professor, the other still wallowing in their Oklahoma hometown growing marijuana and owing a lot of money to the drug lord he works for. Directed and costarring Tim Blake Nelson, this is a pretty good movie. Norton is able to pull off the twin roles pretty flawlessly, to the point you think of them as separate characters. Part crime drama, part family turmoil. I enjoyed this. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A story of identical twins with completely opposite personalities, one conservative and the other living on the wild side (anyone heard that plot line before?). Norton gives two competent performances and Susan Sarandon nearly provides another. Richard Dreyfus (who in real life is aging and Jewish) could not provide a convincing portrayal of (an aging and Jewish) businessman operating in the grey areas of society. The script is weak, with holes and soft spots showing up about half way through. Tim Blake Nelson should have spent more time and effort tightening up the script. All in all, an ok movie with many problems that could have and should have been fixed. Could have been a pretty good movie, but it didn't happen. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member this was a good picture featuring one of my favorite actors, ed norton. the story rang true as competing dope houses fought and killed over control of the market. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Wow does this show the range on Edward Norton . That’s why he’s a top 10 actor in my book . The plot line was also above average . Overall definitely a solid, enjoyable movie that I believe the majority of people will like 3.6 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/02/20 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Brandon Judell indieWire I could only bear 35 minutes, and I haven't walked out of anything since 'You, Me and Dupree.' Oct 31, 2012 Full Review Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times An offbeat thriller that is deepened -- rather than derailed -- by its tricky shift from darkly funny to just plain dark. Rated: 4/5 Sep 28, 2010 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle It's a jarringly realistic hybrid that echoes the more surreal aspects of real, rural life, and Norton walks/ambles through it all, sporting dueling personalities and distinct accents, but one very serious heart. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 24, 2010 Full Review Iván Kazi EscribiendoCine The director guides a bizarre plot through completely ordinary settings and produces, in addition to the captivating anticipation of the shocking twists, a dose of absorbing film entertainment. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 Oct 17, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Just as the layered title suggests, there’s something clever behind the picture that engages both the intellectual viewer and the viewer searching for raw entertainment value. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures really unbalanced Rated: 2/5 Jan 5, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis An Ivy League professor (Edward Norton) returns home, where his pot-growing twin brother has concocted a plan to take down a local drug lord.
      Director
      Tim Blake Nelson
      Executive Producer
      Stuart Blumberg, Boaz Davidson, Danny Dimbort, Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, David Koplan
      Screenwriter
      Tim Blake Nelson
      Distributor
      First Look
      Production Co
      Class 5 Films
      Rating
      R (Violence|Pervasive Language|Drug Content)
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 17, 2010, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 25, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $68.0K
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital
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