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Young Ones

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In a future where water is scarce, a farmer (Michael Shannon) defends his land and hopes to rejuvenate his parched soil. However, his daughter's boyfriend schemes to steal the land for himself.
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Visually compelling but narratively barren, Young Ones adds little to the dystopian Western genre.

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Henry Barnes Guardian There hasn't been as convincing a sci-fi dustbowl story since the original Mad Max. Rated: 4/5 Apr 30, 2015 Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail In the hot, dry world of Jake Paltrow's dystopian western, Young Ones, the characterizations are as sparse as the desert foliage. Rated: 2/4 Oct 31, 2014 Full Review David Lewis San Francisco Chronicle "Young Ones" is a futuristic look at a world with little water, but the most barren thing in this Western-sci-fi flick is the character development. Rated: 1/4 Oct 30, 2014 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson It's "Mad Max" with less accents, hipster/vintage fashion instead of embarrassing rejects from an S&M catalog, and, regrettably, fewer gallons of movie-compelling fuel to push any envelopes. Rated: 2/5 Apr 12, 2021 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse It's an ambitious attempt at redefining what has become of the dystopian genre, but despite some good work from Shannon it's a bland, bone dry movie. Rated: 2.5/5 Feb 2, 2021 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com A lot of intriguing ideas are at work here, but they're jammed around a vapid narrative, making Young Ones unfortunately rather stale and narratively dehydrated. Rated: 2/5 Sep 6, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Akhand T Best movie for adventure. My mind is still thinking about movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review Prashant P Movie is very good, everyone should be watch this movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review Ahsan A ery good moovi Very good moovi Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review PARWEZ A Young Ones has some interesting twists but falls short as a reworking of a classic Hollywood oater. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review jahid h Dramatic, totally wholesome , go and enjoy the movie l. What an fantastic movie it is Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review Audience Member Not great, not bad 2.9 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a future where water is scarce, a farmer (Michael Shannon) defends his land and hopes to rejuvenate his parched soil. However, his daughter's boyfriend schemes to steal the land for himself.
Director
Jake Paltrow
Producer
Michael Auret, Tristan Lynch
Screenwriter
Jake Paltrow
Distributor
Screen Media Films
Production Co
Spier Films
Rating
R (Some Violence|Language)
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 17, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 13, 2015
Runtime
1h 39m
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