The earnest and well-intentioned Promised Land sports a likable cast, but it also suffers from oversimplified characterizations and a frustrating final act.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Gus Van Sant -
Producer -
Chris Moore , Matt Damon , John Krasinski -
Screenwriter -
Matt Damon , John Krasinski -
Distributor -
Focus Features -
Production Co -
Sunday Night , Media Farm , Pearl Street -
Rating -
R (Language) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 4, 2013, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 23, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$7.6M -
Runtime -
1h 46m -
Sound Mix -
Datasat , Dolby SRD , Dolby Digital