Gun Hill Road

R

Released Aug 5, 2011

1 hr. 28 min.

Drama

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65%

31 Reviews

Tomatometer

68%

500+ Ratings

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After a three-year stint in prison, an ex-con returns home and tries to put his family back together, but his son's sexual transformation puts their fragile bonds to the test.

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Critics Consensus

Equal parts absorbing and educational, Gun Hill Road wears its heart on its sleeve through tender performances that make up for its narrative familiarity.

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Daddy issues. Young man's struggle for sexual identity is caught up in the loss of his dad to prison.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Enrique returns home from a stint in prison to find his homelife has changed. His wife is hiding an affair she had whilst he was away and his son Michael is going through a sexual/gender awakening. The bigoted father tries hard to grasp hold of his masculine ideals, whilst Angela tries her best to keep her family dynamic together. Though the story of a man returning home from prison to find shit has changed is rather well trodden ground, the tale of Michael's transexuality and the gender politics it brings on is a nice angle. Harmony Santana is a triumph as Michael and gives the character real empathy. The cast as a whole does very well, but I found Enrique's arc to be rather flat and his story should have held equal heading with that of his son. The juxtaposition of the two characters could have been so much more interesting. It just fell a little flat here. An intriguing tale of sexual transformation, but not much more.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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strong movie watching this makes me see Esai Morales need more work. Such a talent actor we miss out on.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Pfff... Not Interesting...

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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another pic about cons trying to re-enter society after serving their time shitty ending though

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Una mezcla explosiva de problemas sociales y familiares. Muy buenas, o mas bien realistas actuaciones de algo que no vemos muy seguido en el cine con enfoque latino. Me recordo un poco a Secret Games.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Rashaad Ernesto Green

Director

Esai Morales

Enrique

Judy Reyes

Angela

Harmony Santana

Michael

Miriam Colon

Gloria

Vincent Laresca

Hector

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Lisa Kennedy

Denver Post

Gun Hill Road is shot through with performances at once intense and relaxed.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 21, 2011

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

Feels like it's been workshopped, from its string of coincidences to its tidy downbeat conclusion in which Green stabs at irony with a dull knife.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 15, 2011

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Before some predictable, freedom-threatening recidivism on Enrique's part, the film exhibits a simultaneously anthropological and sensitive interest in Michael's day-to-day life...

Rated: 3/5

Aug 11, 2011

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Alexander Ryll

Gay Essential

Films like Gun Hill Road with Latino leads are a rarity in independent gay cinema. The film further sets itself apart in that one of its leads is transgendered on screen as well as in real-life.

Sep 15, 2019

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Laura Hiros

Rincón de cine

... will give you goosebumps. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Mar 20, 2018

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Richard Knight

Knight at the Movies

Though the story follows a familiar trajectory, Gun Hill Road offers a lot of fresh insight into the day-to-day transgender experience.

Dec 30, 2011

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Synopsis

After a three-year stint in prison, an ex-con returns home and tries to put his family back together, but his son's sexual transformation puts their fragile bonds to the test.

Director: Rashaad Ernesto Green
Executive Producer: Ron Simons
Screenwriter: Rashaad Ernesto Green
Distributor: Motion Film Group
Rating: R (Language|Strong Sexual Content|Some Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 5, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 5, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $149.0K

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