Despite strong performances and a unique style, The Hottest State is too self-conscious and pretentious to truly succeed.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Ethan Hawke -
Screenwriter -
Ethan Hawke -
Distributor -
ThinkFilm -
Rating -
R (Language|Sexual Content) -
Genre -
Drama , Romance -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 24, 2007, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 20, 2020 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$30.6K -
Runtime -
1h 56m