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Broken Hill

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Broken Hill

PG

Released Sep 11, 2009

1h 42m

Drama

Music

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Hoping to enter the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, a sheep rancher's son (Luke Arnold) organizes a prison choir to perform his compositions.

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Cary Darling

Dallas Morning News

Broken Hill, with its picture-postcard shots of the vast Outback, looks good and fills a niche for families.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 11, 2009

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Justin Strout

Orlando Weekly

Pleasant in a flavored-rice-cakes kind of way.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 30, 2009

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

The predictability is draining, hurting the lasting impact of this strange tale of unlikely musicianship. However, there's a curious spirit to the feature that makes it something to enjoy.

Rated: B-

Sep 17, 2009

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Jeff Vice

Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

For all its flaws and despite the limiting premise, this music-themed drama works better than it should.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 10, 2009

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

A hopelessly cliche-ridden tale that wouldn't be out of place on a family-oriented cable channel but is several sizes too small for the big screen.

Rated: C-

Sep 10, 2009

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The movie itself wasn't bad, the quirkiness kept it mildly entertaining I enjoyed the music element. But the part that ruined it for me was Timothy Huttons atrocious attempt at an Australian accent.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Wouldn't impose it on the bed-ridden

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

That ending is sensational. Makes my eyes leak every time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

The story line is passable. The real let down is the shit Australian accent put on by Timothy Hutton (George McAlpine).

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

It never works when North American actors try to do Aussie accents. I would have rated the movie better because it was enjoyable, safely predictable and great images. Hutton's accent was quite peculiar. The family was supposed to have been living in rural Aus for generations yet he sounded like a Welsh Texan. Why do film makers spoil their movies this way? He lost all credibility in the role.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

Exceptional movie with good acting and the music is exceptional. Loved it not your hollywood type movie but more like an indy with a good script and good ending.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Dagen Merrill

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Alexa PenaVega

Kat Rogers

Luke Arnold

Tommy McAlpine

Timothy Hutton

George McAlpine

Rhys Wakefield

Scott Price

Che Timmins

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Synopsis

Hoping to enter the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, a sheep rancher's son (Luke Arnold) organizes a prison choir to perform his compositions.

Director: Dagen Merrill
Producer: Julie Ryan, Chris Wyatt
Screenwriter: Dagen Merrill
Distributor: Audience Alliance
Production Co: Audience Alliance Motion Picture Studios
Rating: PG (Some Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Drama, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 11, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 7, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $50.1K
Runtime: 1h 42m

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