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After two decades in prison for murder, a man is released on parole and returns to his hometown seeking redemption.After two decades in prison for murder, a man is released on parole and returns to his hometown seeking redemption.After two decades in prison for murder, a man is released on parole and returns to his hometown seeking redemption.
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- TriviaEd Solomon wrote the screenplay over twenty years.
- GoofsWhile some have commented that Morgan Freeman's voice changes dramatically throughout the film, it is a major plot point that he is living a lie, living under an assumed identity and not particularly good at it. It is related to the theme of doing good, even though you may not be particularly good at it, nor be able to continue doing it for very long. It sounds unnatural for Morgan because it is unnatural for his character.
- Quotes
Miles Evans: For pay, I got a room at a hundred dollars a month, which you can work down to nothing if you'll help with cleaning.
Manuel Jordan: What makes you think I need a room?
Miles Evans: God told me. You're carrying your damn suitcase, man.
- Crazy creditsThanks to ... Terry & Siobhan ... Cynthia, Evan and Olivia ...
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Ed Solomon (2007)
- SoundtracksCool for Miles
Performed by Johnny Hawksworth (as Johnny Hawksworth)
Courtesy of DeWolfe Music
By arrangement with Media Creature Music
Featured review
Heavy Levity
Greetings again from the darkness. Simple story made interesting by the characters and environment. Billy Bob Thornton is our unconventional lead character. Very understated performance accurately captures the emotions of this repulsed, repentant killer. Sparkling Kirsten Dunst is unusually gritty in her sad portrayal of the pop star daughter putting up a false front. Morgan Freeman is effective as the community "reverend" with a secret. Best performance comes from Holly Hunter as frustrated mom/sister just trying to make sense of her world. Director Ed Solomon, known mostly for light weight writing, does a respectable job of capturing the pain of all the characters. Bleak world where each individual must furnish their own reason to keep going.
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- May 27, 2003
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Box office
- Budget
- $7,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $209,695
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $30,599
- Apr 6, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $723,040
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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