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Everything in social studies teacher Eugene Simonet's life is in order--every shirt, every pencil, every person in its proper place. To keep the surface placid means never having to go deeper. And no one and nothing in his life has ever asked him to. Arlene McKinney is a single mother hanging on by her fingertips, working two jobs, and struggling to raise her son, Trevor. She is trying to give him... See Full Description
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Drama and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 2 min. |
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| Release Date: |
October 20, 2000 Nationwide |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for mature elements: substance abuse/recovery, some sexual situations, language and brief violence. |
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| Distributors: |
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$33,508,922 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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24 Frames Per Second,
"...as drippy as the runny noses of so many hopeful moviegoers..." Full Review...
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NZone,
(3.5 out of 5 stars) "...a button-pushing film with terrific acting, an interesting story and a really hokey ending." Full Review...
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culturevulture.net,
"... stretches to be significant but instead only succeeds in being a very large platter of modern day Capra-corn." Full Review...
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Deseret News (Salt Lake City),
(2 stars) "...contrived, even maudlin..." Full Review...
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