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Too Young to Die?

R 1990 1h 36m Drama List
Tomatometer 1 Reviews 53% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
After suffering an abusive childhood, Amanda Bradley (Juliette Lewis) finds herself a homeless prostitute at the age of 15. Billy Canton (Brad Pitt) is the hustler who both comforts and uses her. Life doesn't seem as if it could get any worse, but it does: Amanda kills a man while on drugs and becomes one of the youngest people to receive the death sentence. The only thing standing between the troubled teenager and lethal injection is public defender Buddy Thornton (Michael Tucker).

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Scott Clark Starburst Taking aim at every level of Italian culture, Martino and Gastaldi put together a surprisingly enjoyable caper. Sure the hard-hitting exploitation of a title and subject like that are dismissed early, but as a film its watchable and nicely put together. Rated: 6/10 Nov 10, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nikita R Juliette Lewis is a completely underrated actress. She was a teen during this movie and in my opinon, she hit it out of the park. Her and Brad's chemistry was great. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/02/24 Full Review Audience Member The film since the beginning, has been showing the fate of the protagonist, the plot is being well constructed, with some great dialogues, besides that the past can sometimes interfere in our future ... This is an exciting, raw and totally to reflect. 7/10 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Etwas hölzern und unprofessionell! Im Grossen und Ganzen ist es eine Leidtragende Geschichte, die leider allgegenwärtig, und egal in welchen sozialen Schichten und Länder, täglich vorkommt. Ein Teenager wird von Eltern verlassen oder nicht Ernst genommen. Schlimmsten falls wird es noch seelisch gepeinigt. Hat Probleme gute Freunde zu finden und hat Pech in der Liebe, wobei es ständig an die falschen Leute gerät. Dabei ist man noch über beide Ohren naiv. Was aber hier Juliette Lewis und Brad Pitt abliefern, ist absoluter Blödsinn! Die seelischen Qualen von Lewis, selbst dann, wenn sie unter Drogen steht, kommt einfach nicht von ihr rüber. Auch Pitt macht hier völlig auf Overacting. Sicherlich standen beide bei diesem Film, am Anfang ihrer Karrieren und hatten noch nicht viel Erfahrungen. Wenn man diese Beiden zusieht, wie sie spielen, hätte man damals nicht gedacht, dass sie einmal Erfolg hätten. Dazu kommt noch, dass die beiden Damals ein Paar gewesen sind. Bei diesem Fernsehfilm gibt es leider keine Spannung und Chemie untereinander. Fazit: Eine tragische Geschichte, die jedem zu passieren kann. Nur langweilig gespielt und erzählt! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member It is a very sad story. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member another 'fact based" TV movie Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A very slow but interesting and compelling made-for-TV movie, in where we get to see Juliette Lewis and Brad Pitt shine in their early roles. Lewis plays a girl abandoned out on the streets and manipulated by every man she meets down onto a dark path that can only lead to tragedy. The storyline, based on fact, was well-executed here. On a low budget, the film looks good, with visuals and music to enhance the sleaze and harshness of the situation. In spite of the effective drama, I wasn't really spurred to oppose the death penalty. Lewis' acting can verge into over-the-top at times, but she can still pull it off. Also, the last 10 minutes were snoozeworthy since the film was already over. Moderately engaging viewing, though nothing really exciting here. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After suffering an abusive childhood, Amanda Bradley (Juliette Lewis) finds herself a homeless prostitute at the age of 15. Billy Canton (Brad Pitt) is the hustler who both comforts and uses her. Life doesn't seem as if it could get any worse, but it does: Amanda kills a man while on drugs and becomes one of the youngest people to receive the death sentence. The only thing standing between the troubled teenager and lethal injection is public defender Buddy Thornton (Michael Tucker).
Director
Robert Markowitz
Producer
Timothy McFlynn
Production Co
Frank & Bob Films II
Rating
R, TV-14 (V)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Stereo