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      The United States of Leland

      2003, Drama, 1h 48m

      93 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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      The United States of Leland has its moments, but they're undermined by a muddled plot, unsympathetic characters, and frustratingly uneven performances. Read critic reviews

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      A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald (Ryan Gosling) is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky (Jena Malone). As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison (Don Cheadle), a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie (Michelle Williams), must contend with their own problems.

      • Rating: R (Some Drug Content|Language)

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Matthew Ryan Hoge

      • Producer: Bernie Morris, Jonah Smith, Kevin Spacey, Palmer West

      • Writer: Matthew Ryan Hoge

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $343.8K

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Leland Productions Inc., MDP Worldwide

      • Production Co: Trigger Street Productions, Thousand Words, MDP Worldwide

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Don Cheadle
      Ryan Gosling
      Chris Klein
      Jena Malone
      Lena Olin
      Kevin Spacey
      Martin Donovan
      Ann Magnuson
      Sherilyn Fenn
      Mark Damon
      Stewart Hall
      Sammy Lee
      Jeremy Enigk
      James Glennon
      Jeff Betancourt
      Edward T. McAvoy
      Kevin Constant
      Jan Pascale

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      • Feb 19, 2013

        Ryan Gosling, and Don Cheadle, are fantastic in this interesting take about a teenager who commits a murder, but can't recall the crime. Gosling's character, with his gentle demeanor, make it hard to grasp why he would do such a thing. Young Ryan's range of talent really shines here. He has such a way about his display of cool emotions that I find mesmerizing. Really well done film...

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      • Jul 07, 2010

        Leland is a straightforward drama, putting all the cards on the table and allowing you to see the aftermath of unexplainable death in its truest form. http://proofinpicture.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/united-states-of-leland/

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      • Apr 25, 2010

        Not as good as I was expecting.So disappointing

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      • Feb 13, 2010

        A young man named Leland sees the world in a whole different perspective then the those around him. We watch and learn from his time in a juvenile detention center as a teacher questions him about Why he did what he did to end up there in the first place. Ryan Gosling is an actor who I really admire and adore, because I think he's brilliant. He is joined by talents such as Kevin Spacey, Lena Olin and Din Cheadle. A very introuging cast for an equally introuging story. It is abit strange, very sad and it makes you think. It's jumps from person to person and I found it hard to understand what the different "mini-stories" had to do with anything at some times, but of course it all rounds up in the end. I liked it. At times the story didn't really manage to keep my attention but it was good most of the time. It's a very sad story, the character Leland is a very complicated one and I think Gosling plays him very well. I found it hard to grasp the actual concept of the film, maybe watching it a second time might help? You have to be utterly concntrated on the film to really grasp everything and I sadly was not while I watched it so a re-watch is definitley something that's needed. Good interesting film with a good cast.

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