The Rising Place

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The Rising Place

PG-13

Released Nov 8, 2002

1h 29m

Drama

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In 1940s Mississippi, family and friends (Elise Neal, Mark Webber) support an unmarried woman (Laurel Holloman) after a soldier impregnates her.

Jan Stuart

Newsday

It is one more celluloid testimonial to the cruelties experienced by Southern blacks as distilled through a Caucasian perspective.

Rated: 1/4

Nov 8, 2002

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

Looks awfully like one long tourist spot for a Mississippi that may never have existed outside of a scriptwriter's imagination.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 8, 2002

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Michael Rechtshaffen

The Hollywood Reporter

A not-so-Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood with a hefty helping of Re-Fried Green Tomatoes.

Nov 8, 2002

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Sep 14, 2005

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 12, 2005

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Edward Havens

FilmJerk.com

A solid cast, assured direction and complete lack of modern day irony.

Rated: A

Nov 11, 2002

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An ultra-touchy-feely race-relations, civil-rights drama as imagined by theme-park organizers, with every character painted in broad strokes in a story that eagerly tugs at every available heartstring -- and rings false at every turn.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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It was ok. There were too many plots...WWII, pregnancy before marriage, civil rights...you just couldn't get into it very well. I didn't get attached to any of the charaters that much.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Synopsis

In 1940s Mississippi, family and friends (Elise Neal, Mark Webber) support an unmarried woman (Laurel Holloman) after a soldier impregnates her.

Director: Tom Rice
Producer: Tracy Ford, Tom Rice
Screenwriter: Tom Rice
Rating: PG-13 (Elements of Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 8, 2002, Original
Release Date (DVD): Oct 28, 2003
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Surround