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      R Released Jun 5, 2009 1h 39m Drama List
      33% 21 Reviews Tomatometer 55% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score Years after escaping the clutches of his alcoholic father, cabdriver Carter (Adam Rothenberg) hears that Ellis (Ethan Peck), the brother he has raised as a son, has leukemia. In desperate need of a suitable bone-marrow donor, Carter and Ellis set off on a solemn drive from New Mexico to Knoxville, Tenn., in hopes of finding their errant father. Along the way, the two befriend truck-stop waitress Krystal (Mariah Carey), who joins them on the road -- with her own dark past in hot pursuit. Read More Read Less
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      Despite some beautiful scenery, Tennessee can't extend its simple premise beyond typical independent road trip movie tropes.

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      Marcos Vinicius L A atuação da Mariah Carey foi a melhor coisa que aconteceu nesse filme. A segunda melhor foi a música composta por ela com Willie Nelson para a trilha sonora: Right To Dream. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/04/23 Full Review Cameron M With a sluggish pace and little invention to its premise it won't stand out much against other indie roadtrip flicks, but Tennessee is held aloft by it's leads (including Mariah Carey showing a grand improvement in her acting), ravishingly filmed environment and its emotionally human center with a moving ending. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/23/15 Full Review Audience Member (**): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] Very predictable and it lost my attention as it went along. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member One hell of good movie starring Mariah Carey , Ethan Peck and Adam Rothenberg. Two brothers in search of their father meet an aspiring singer who helps get to Nashville . Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Even though this movie is totally depressing it proves that Mariah Carey is actually a good actress. I'm going to finish watching just to see how she does. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Guilt-free pause-and-never-resume flick. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Andrew Grant Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel A formulaic indie road drama. Rated: 2/5 Jul 16, 2009 Full Review Ben Lyons At the Movies The problem with the film is that it is depressing for no real reason. Jun 8, 2009 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Has beautiful scenery and brief suspense, but that's not nearly enough to keep you immersed or captivated in the often contrived story or any of its poorly developed characters. Rated: 4.25/10 Jun 15, 2009 Full Review Clay Cane BET.com So the big question is -- how was Mariah? Surprisingly, Mrs. Cannon was the light in an otherwise morbid and boring film. She had flair, swagger and a convincing Texas accent. Rated: C- Jun 10, 2009 Full Review John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) Too formulaic to be the sort of low-budget film that garners critical buzz or a cult audience; and too 'indie' to click with the mainstream crowd. Rated: 2/4 Jun 8, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Years after escaping the clutches of his alcoholic father, cabdriver Carter (Adam Rothenberg) hears that Ellis (Ethan Peck), the brother he has raised as a son, has leukemia. In desperate need of a suitable bone-marrow donor, Carter and Ellis set off on a solemn drive from New Mexico to Knoxville, Tenn., in hopes of finding their errant father. Along the way, the two befriend truck-stop waitress Krystal (Mariah Carey), who joins them on the road -- with her own dark past in hot pursuit.
      Director
      Aaron Woodley
      Producer
      Lisa Cortes, Damon Dash, Tom Heller, Jane Kelly Kosek
      Screenwriter
      Russell Schaumburg
      Distributor
      Vivendi Entertainment
      Rating
      R (Language)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jun 5, 2009, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 17, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 39m
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