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Promised Land
MEANRANK
62/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 42, highest is Google on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Two corporate salespeople for a natural gas company arrive in a small rural town with an offer to lease drilling rights from the local farmers. They face opposition from a respected schoolteacher and a grassroots environmental organizer who warns the community of the dangers of fracking. The company representatives must win over the town, a task that becomes increasingly difficult as they confront the residents' concerns and their own doubts.
Details
- Director
- Gus Van Sant
- Writers
- Dave Eggers, John Krasinski, Matt Damon
- Released
- 23 September 2012
- Country
- United Arab Emirates, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $8.1M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 2 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 6 →4 wins from 6 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Berlin Film Festival 2013 | Golden Bear | Gus Van Sant | Nominee |
| Environmental Media Awards 2013 | Ongoing Commitment Award | Matt Damon | Winner |
| Environmental Media Awards 2013 | Feature Film Award | Winner | |
| Young Artist Award 2013 | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress Ten and Under | Lexi Cowan | Nominee |
| National Board of Review 2012 | Top Films | Winner | |
| National Board of Review 2012 | Freedom of Expression Award | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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6 awards — Promised Land
×| Feature Film Award | Winner | |
| Ongoing Commitment Award | Matt Damon | Winner |
| Freedom of Expression Award | Winner | |
| Top Films | Winner |
| Golden Bear | Gus Van Sant | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress Ten and Under | Lexi Cowan | Nominee |