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Live Free or Die

R Released Mar 30, 2007 1h 29m Comedy Crime Drama List
40% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 43% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
John "Rugged" Rudgate (Aaron Stanford) is a petty criminal who is as cowardly as they come, but he would like the residents of his backwoods New Hampshire community to believe otherwise. Teaming up with an old buddy (Paul Schneider), John decides to poison a local bully, but his plans backfire when the man actually dies.

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Ty Burr Boston Globe Live Free is a comedy of vastly diminished criminal expectations. That's the fun of it, and the frustration, too. Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 30, 2007 Full Review Joe Leydon Variety Very much like its hapless lead character, a small-town, small-time hustler who yearns to present himself as a dangerous outlaw, Live Free or Die tries too hard, to little effect. Apr 5, 2006 Full Review Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle Live Free or Die -- opens and closes zippily, but in between frequently stalls out, and the wannabe-hoodlum antics of Rugged and LaGrand -- play with diminishing returns. Mar 24, 2006 Full Review Sandie Angulo Chen Common Sense Media Small-town indie crime comedy is short on laughs. Rated: 2/5 Nov 1, 2007 Full Review Sean Axmaker MSN.com ... low-key black comedy stars Aaron Stanford as a two-bit blowhard and small-time scammer swimming in the shallow end of the New Hampshire gene pool. Jul 26, 2007 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com just isn't very funny, too wrapped up in its wild plot and loser lead character to ever get around to delivering a punch line Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 20, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael H So good - original and funny. Amongst my all-time faves. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/03/23 Full Review steve d It feels like the film is trying too hard to be quirky and ends up just like a million other films. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Live free or die - one of the funniest movies made! Great characters, situations, dialogue, concepts etc etc Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member it reminded me of the antic Greek comedies. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member just ok comedy not as funny as it thinks it is. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member .. omfg fucking weird, such a pointless movie, and aaron stanford always made me feel nervous because he wouldnt just get on with it, but his buddy.. he was freakin funny Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis John "Rugged" Rudgate (Aaron Stanford) is a petty criminal who is as cowardly as they come, but he would like the residents of his backwoods New Hampshire community to believe otherwise. Teaming up with an old buddy (Paul Schneider), John decides to poison a local bully, but his plans backfire when the man actually dies.
Director
Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin
Producer
Doug Bernheim, Daniel Carey, John Limotte
Screenwriter
Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin
Distributor
ThinkFilm
Production Co
Sound Pictures
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Sex References)
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 30, 2007, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 24, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.7K
Runtime
1h 29m