Main Street

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Main Street

PG

Released Sep 9, 2011

1h 32m

Drama

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A stranger (Colin Firth) becomes involved with the close-knit residents of a North Carolina town after he arrives with a controversial plan to save their crumbling community.

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Joe Leydon

Variety

Uneven performances, flat direction and an overall sense of narrative arbitrariness keep "Main Street" from being anything more than a minor footnote to the career of much-lauded playwright and Oscar-winning screenwriter Horton Foote.

Feb 23, 2012

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Alison Willmore

Movieline

Main Street is an ensemble drama that functions as a display case for a range of regional drawls, from the authentic to absurd.

Rated: 4/10

Sep 8, 2011

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Chris Hewitt

St. Paul Pioneer Press

It's not groundbreaking, but it's pleasant enough.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 20, 2011

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Marshall Fine

Hollywood & Fine

Like a small firecracker that turns out to be a dud..as dead as the city it depicts..Durham ought to sue for libel.

Sep 9, 2011

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

There's something interesting here at the core of the conflict, but the story is offered so little room to breathe, coming across rushed and undercooked.

Rated: C

Aug 26, 2011

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Andrew Moraitis

FILMINK (Australia)

This disappointingly suffers from some uninspired direction and a clutch of odd casting choices, which never work.

May 20, 2011

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Steve D

The great cast kept it engaging.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/24

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Laurie G

Was a dreadfully boring movie. Kept waiting for something to happen but it never did. So much whining!! terrible accents, again the stories just went nowhere you kept waiting for something to happen. I think there was underlining substance there for one of those stories to take off and actually go somewhere and let something actually happen but it never did!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/10/23

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Randal S

This movie wasn't bad. I rather enjoyed it bc it shows every reason why I left living in a small town in Oklahoma. It was quite nostalgic but probably should have been a play.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/27/23

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Lieutenant D

One of the worst movies I've ever seen. The acting is not bad, but the script is terrible. I kept watching to see the beginning of the plot. There was no plot. Save your time

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/03/23

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Audience Member

Not good! I can't believe Colin and Orlando allowed themselves to be in it

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Studded with Oscar-tier veteran performers and younger capable talent, this film doesn't have more appeal beyond that. By the beginning of the third act it becomes quite apparent that the story is nearly completely pedestrian.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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John Doyle

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Gus Leroy

Ellen Burstyn

Georgiana Carr

Orlando Bloom

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Synopsis

A stranger (Colin Firth) becomes involved with the close-knit residents of a North Carolina town after he arrives with a controversial plan to save their crumbling community.

Director: John Doyle
Producer: Megan Ellison, Jonah M. Hirsch, Spencer Silna
Screenwriter: Horton Foote
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Annapurna Pictures
Rating: PG (Smoking|Mild Thematic Elements|Brief Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.6K
Runtime: 1h 32m

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