Lebanon, Pa.

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Lebanon, Pa.

PG-13

Released Apr 29, 2011

1h 40m

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A man (Josh Hopkins) forms an unexpected friendship with his pregnant, teenage cousin (Rachel Kitson), while both struggle with potentially life-changing decisions.

Mark Jenkins

Washington Post

Since the crux of the tale is a teenager's decision about an unwanted pregnancy, "Lebanon, Pa." can't possibly please everyone. But Hickernell doesn't strain to be provocative.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 13, 2011

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Rex Reed

Observer

Not perfect, but vastly superior to most of the Hollywood dreck we've been getting lately, Lebanon, Pa. is a thoughtful and perceptive film well worth recommending.

May 11, 2011

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Diego Semerene

Slant Magazine

This is a plea for self-described indie filmmakers to stop utilizing hyper-polished technique to talk about human misery.

Rated: 1.5/4

May 9, 2011

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Tricia Olszewski

Washington City Paper

Starts off like a self-serious Garden State and ends up like a self-serious Juno.

May 13, 2011

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Eugene Novikov

Cinematical

An intriguing, beautiful film by a promising young director.

May 11, 2011

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Gary Thompson

Philadelphia Daily News

For the most part it's your classic character-driven movie - the antithesis of an "issue" drama - until a contentious issue surfaces that threatens to overwhelm the story.

Rated: B

Apr 28, 2011

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ok lil com-dram indie

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Frances H

A thought-provoking indie flick about the choices we make in life and how we can always change our direction. Well-acted and directed, this movie is an enjoyable change from fantastic action hero save the world Hollywood blockbusters, instead dealing with issues that everyday people really deal with in everyday life--something to which we can all relate.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/29/12

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I wanted it to be better.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

I actually liked this nice, touching, thought provoking little film. Made me smile at the end, and I like when movies do that. I really liked the scene where they set the boat free. There was something very comforting about that. Maybe I should try it....

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Well-paced, genuine, great balance of bittersweet. Earnest, but has its edges, too. All players hit it right (except CJ's Dad). Well done.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

awful, inaccurate (EVERYTHING about Lebanon, PA is wrong), boring, terribly acted, apparently every Christian (at at least Catholic) in Lebanon is a bigot and a moron, and truly, this movie just sucked. A train wreck from start to finish. I want my 100 minutes back. UGH.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Synopsis

A man (Josh Hopkins) forms an unexpected friendship with his pregnant, teenage cousin (Rachel Kitson), while both struggle with potentially life-changing decisions.

Director: Ben Hickernell
Producer: Jason Contino, Ben Hickernell, Charles St. John Smith III
Screenwriter: Ben Hickernell
Distributor: Truly Indie
Production Co: Reconstruction Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Content|Thematic Material)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 29, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 23, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $48.4K
Runtime: 1h 40m

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