What Alice Found

R

Released Jan 26, 2003

1h 36m

Drama

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68%

38 Reviews

Tomatometer

50%

500+ Ratings

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Alice (Emily Grace) wants more from life than her small New Hampshire town can offer. The 18-year-old's plan is to drive to Florida and start anew. She wants to be a marine biologist; Florida has dolphins. But Alice hits a detour in her journey when she meets a friendly middle-aged couple, Sandra (Judith Ivey) and Bill (Bill Raymond), on the roadside. When Alice's car breaks down, they take her in. But, before long, she discovers the dark motive behind their kindness.

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A modest, nicely acted road movie.

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Coming-of-age film with a scenery-chewing performance by Ivey.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Kinda makes me want to take to the open road (just not as a truck-stop hussy). Wait, Pete from Pete and Pete is in here-awesome!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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I liked this movie because I didn't really know what was going to happen next.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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The movie offers anything unique enough to counter that it will be a must see film. The story about on how a poor young woman (Emily Grace) has been recruited by a friendly couple traveling with their bus to become part of the dark world of truck stop prostitution. They showcases some of the best elements of a low budget real-life drama. Pretty weird movie. Great acting!! This was very convincing and actually sort of frightening you might encounter some illegal recruiters that offer the same shit like this. I cried. My side was hurt for a sec., thinking if that will happen to me. It will leave you a hanging question, if bill and sandra were really a good samaritan. Surprisingly unpredictable film. believe me, it's darling!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Everybody has to pay the bills, baby Alice is a high school graduate that grew up in a single parent household with limited resources and a lack of direction. She sees all her friends leave her small town and head to college including her best friend who is attending Miami University. She decides to pick up and leave one day but she runs out of money and her car breaks down. A nice old couple picks her up in an RV and decides to help her on her way; however, the old couple may have additional intentions for her beyond being good samaritans. "He's got a wife and kids." "They all do." Dean Bell, director of Backfire!, delivers What Alice Found. The storyline for this picture is outstanding and well delivered. The concept was unique and a pleasant addition to the drama genre. This picture definitely has an "Indie film" feel, but the end and storyline is unpredictable and creative. The acting is solid despite containing a cast with limited experience. The cast includes Emily Grace, Judith Ivey, Bill Raymond, and John Knox. "I got a ride with some people." "What people?" "Some old farts." I came across this film on the Independent Film Channel (IFC) while flicking through the channels and decided to DVR it. I was pleasantly surprised by the originality of this picture as well as the ultimate conclusion and the delivery of the characters. This is definitely a solid movie that is worth your time. "God put women here to please men." Grade: B+

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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not a bad movie. it was interesting to see this story play out. low-budget, but good story. i'd love to see a part 2 to see how things really panned out in Florida.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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A. Dean Bell

Director

Judith Ivey

Sandra

Bill Raymond

Bill

Emily Grace

Alice

Jane Lincoln Taylor

Sally

Justin Parkinson

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Scott Von Doviak

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

It plays like a walk on the wild side dreamed up in a Starbucks.

May 21, 2004

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Gary Dowell

Dallas Morning News

An almost constantly surprising coming-of-age film with a dark twist that manages to take the high road with what is well-exploited material.

Rated: B

May 20, 2004

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

A solid character piece that deftly probes the complicity of both sides in a morally dubious relationship.

Dec 23, 2003

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Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Dennis Schwartz

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This amateur film looks more like a TV show than a movie.

Rated: C+

Mar 20, 2005

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Rob Blackwelder

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Rated: 3/4

Sep 26, 2004

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Synopsis

Alice (Emily Grace) wants more from life than her small New Hampshire town can offer. The 18-year-old's plan is to drive to Florida and start anew. She wants to be a marine biologist; Florida has dolphins. But Alice hits a detour in her journey when she meets a friendly middle-aged couple, Sandra (Judith Ivey) and Bill (Bill Raymond), on the roadside. When Alice's car breaks down, they take her in. But, before long, she discovers the dark motive behind their kindness.

Director: A. Dean Bell
Producer: Don Wells, J.C. Chmiel
Distributor: Larchford Productions, Castle Hill
Production Co: Factory Films, Highland Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 26, 2003, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 13, 2017
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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