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Common Ground

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Three tales set in three different decades examine shifting attitudes toward gays in a New England hamlet.

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John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture 02/06/2018
As well meaning, nobly intended, and skillfully played as it is (Asner is terrific, and so are the turkey-baster jokes), what Common Ground isn't is Angels in America. Go to Full Review
Walter Goodman New York Times 11/30/2017
At its best ''Common Ground... manages to mitigate the conventions by focusing on individuals caught between their perplexities and society's injunctions. Go to Full Review
Wesley Lovell Apollo Guide 03/06/2001
79/100
The film has a strong political statement with an impassioned look at the ups and downs of the gay rights movement throughout recent U.S. history. Go to Full Review
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07/20/2010 this movie is groundbreaking! Brittany Murphy plays her character so well that you feel that you are her! And the supporting cast does a damn good job, too. This movie is a real tear-jerker. See it and you won't be disappointed! See more 03/21/2009 Common Ground is three short stories about homosexuality. The first one is called A Friend Of Dorothy and stars Brittany Murphy,she plays Dorothy a young girl in the navy. Mr Roberts is the second story and is about a closet gay school teacher and a young male pupil who is about to come out and finally the last story (which was my favourite) was Amos and Andy which follows a gay son who wants acceptance from his father on the morning of his same sex wedding. All stories take place in a small American town,Homer,Connecticut. Eric Stoltz is the narrator and plays a small part in each of the stories. The acting was great and each story was very moving. See more 12/08/2008 the movie is very 'human' to me.. reminding us that we are all the same, we live on a common ground.. See more 10/18/2008 Important stories to be told but the film is a bit clumsy and heavy-handed in the story-telling See more 06/19/2008 Very good movie, shows changes in the gay community during different time era's See more 05/18/2008 Good movie. The second story was my favorite out of the three. Each story was really nice. Aw Eric Knudsen was so cute and little. The first story was okay too. The last one was my least favorite, but it was okay. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Three tales set in three different decades examine shifting attitudes toward gays in a New England hamlet.
Director
Donna Deitch
Screenwriter
Paula Vogel, Terrence McNally, Harvey Fierstein
Production Co
Showtime Networks, Winsome Entertainment
Rating
R, TV-MA
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (TV)
Jan 29, 2000
Runtime
1h 30m