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The Rising Place

Play trailer Poster for The Rising Place PG-13 Released Nov 8, 2002 1h 29m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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.

Critics Reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Sep 14, 2005 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 2.5/5 Jun 12, 2005 Full Review Edward Havens FilmJerk.com A solid cast, assured direction and complete lack of modern day irony. Rated: A Nov 11, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Tom Rice

Director

Laurel Holloman

Emily Hodge

Elise Neal

Wilma Watson

Mark Webber

Will Bacon

Liam Aiken

Emmett Wilder

Billy Campbell

Streete Wilder

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Movie Info

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