America Brown

Released Oct 28, 2005

1h 30m

Drama

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80%

5 Reviews

Tomatometer

53%

250+ Ratings

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A young quarterback from Texas, a priest in New York and the two women in their lives come of age.

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A decent, if flawed look at life in the football spotlight; a film that makes one wonder if it might not be time to turn down the glare a little bit.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

Ryan Kwanten gives a star making performance in this interesting yet uneven look at the fascination with the football worship in Texas and how it can turn from love to hate by those closest to it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

Thought this was going to be a "boy" movie about football, but it surprised me. Ryan Kwanten performed really well. And loved that Sheldon from CSI was in it. He so hot!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Very Entertaining, wake up call.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

good movie. kept me guessing!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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mark f

A riveting well acted actor's piece. While some of the sub-plots got lost, this is a great Indie movie that shows why popcorn films are for morons.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Luke Lacombe

Director

Leo Burmester

Bo Williams

Michael Rapaport

Daniel Brown

Natasha Lyonne

Vera

Frankie Faison

Coach Bryant

Karen Black

Marianne Brown

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Kevin Crust

Los Angeles Times

Black is interested in big themes -- including guilt and redemption -- and is helped by a strong cast capable of carrying the dramatic sequences.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 27, 2005

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Rated: 3/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Scott Foundas

L.A. Weekly

First-time writer-director Paul Black is woozy with affection for the searching, wounded-soul-of-America cinema of the late 1960s and early '70s, but, alas, casting Karen Black in a supporting role as Ricky's mom does not a Five Easy Pieces make.

Oct 27, 2005

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Merle Bertrand

Film Threat

A decent, if flawed look at life in the football spotlight; a film that makes one wonder if it might not be time to turn down the glare a little bit.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 30, 2004

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Gabriel Shanks

Mixed Reviews

The rites of passage into adulthood have rarely been so textured.

Rated: B

Apr 22, 2004

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Synopsis

A young quarterback from Texas, a priest in New York and the two women in their lives come of age.

Director: Luke Lacombe
Screenwriter: Paul Black
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 28, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 26, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m