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MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Schrader
Genre: Psychological Drama, Crime Drama, Family Drama, Addiction Drama, Drama
Release Date: December 30, 1998 (USA)
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Summary:
Nick Nolte and James Coburn deliver some of the finest work of their respective careers in this powerful but troubling adaptation of Russell Banks's novel. Wade Whitehouse (Nick Nolte) is the sheriff in a small New England town; it's a part-time job with few taxing responsibilities, and Wade fills his many free hours by swilling booze, smoking pot,... Full Summary >>


Cast:
Nick Nolte - (Wade Whitehouse)
James Coburn - (Glen Whitehouse)
Sissy Spacek - (Margie Fogg)
Willem Dafoe - (Rolfe Whitehouse)
Mary Beth Hurt - (Lillian)
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Review:
Nick Nolte and James Coburn are magnificent in this powerful, brutal tale of alcoholism and emotional neglect in a dysfunctional family. No stranger to por ... Continue >>

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