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Mean Dreams

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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Jorge Ignacio Castillo The Canadian Crew Outside beautiful fall scenery, there nothing particularly moving about Mean Dreams... Rated: 2/5 Jan 28, 2020 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Scott W Great scenery. Cast too especially Paxton Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/27/24 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member super suspenseful movie, loved the performances too, the young actors were phenomenal Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Captivating....very intense. Well acted. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review farah r A talented cast elevates this all-too-familiar plot into a suspenseful thriller that is worth watching. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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