Mean Dreams

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Mean Dreams

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Released Mar 17, 2017

1h 45m

Mystery & Thriller

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A 15-year-old boy steals a bag of drug money and runs away with the girl he loves. While her violent and corrupt cop father hunts them down, they embark on a journey that will change their lives forever.

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Critics Consensus

Mean Dreams enlivens its familiar premise with rich details, strong performances from a talented cast playing fully realized characters, and sensitive work from director Nathan Morlando.

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Rex Reed

Observer

Not a great film in the same vein as Badlands and Pretty Poison, but a very good one that is well worth seeing.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 20, 2017

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

One of those sparse projects where you wonder what excited the filmmakers through each stage of the production process, and why the answer to that question isn't more obvious.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 17, 2017

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Tricia Olszewski

TheWrap

Son Lux's percussive and atonal score combined with the kids constantly looking over their shoulders lend their escapes a sense of immediacy and danger.

Mar 16, 2017

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Echoes of Badlands, Terrence Malick's tale of young love on the run, hang heavy over Mean Dreams.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 3, 2021

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Jorge Ignacio Castillo

The Canadian Crew

Outside beautiful fall scenery, there nothing particularly moving about Mean Dreams...

Rated: 2/5

Jan 28, 2020

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Angelo Muredda

Cinema Scope

Familiarity doesn't always yield tedium, but it's hard to muster much enthusiasm for Mean Dreams' sleepy regionalist remix of genre tropes and images.

Nov 9, 2017

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Alain E

It had the potential to be an interesting movie, but ar present is a collection of cliches. Including the fact that the two adolescents escape through a forest at peak autumn leaves change. They of course magically can orient themselves among trees and more trees and reach their destination. If you like to watch visual recipes, this is a good choice.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Gareth J

Dont be put off by the low audience score, this is a cracking film with plenty to say. Taut and fast paced with lots of menace. Great turns by all the cast

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/04/24

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Scott W

Great scenery. Cast too especially Paxton

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/27/24

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Audience Member

Not sure why the audience score is 59%, it was much better than that. Good plot, good character development, good writing, good acting.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

super suspenseful movie, loved the performances too, the young actors were phenomenal

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

Captivating....very intense. Well acted.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

A 15-year-old boy steals a bag of drug money and runs away with the girl he loves. While her violent and corrupt cop father hunts them down, they embark on a journey that will change their lives forever.

Director: Nathan Morlando
Producer: William Woods, Allison Black
Screenwriter: Kevin Coughlin, Ryan Grassby
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Vertical Entertainment, Woods Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Violence and Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 18, 2017
Runtime: 1h 45m

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