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The United States of Leland
MEANRANK
64/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 33, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 81. Critics average 35, everyone else 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.
Details
- Director
- Matthew Ryan Hoge
- Writer
- Matthew Ryan Hoge
- Released
- 15 May 2003
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $343.8K
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