Country Strong

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Country Strong

PG-13,

2011,

1h 57m,

Drama/

Romance

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While recuperating at a rehab facility, country-music superstar Kelly Canter (Gwyneth Paltrow) takes a romantic interest in Beau Hutton (Garrett Hedlund), a talented musician who works there. Kelly includes Beau in her plans as she prepares for a comeback tour orchestrated by her manager husband, James (Tim McGraw), who also has a protégé he is grooming for stardom. As the quartet goes on the road, personal demons and romantic entanglements threaten to derail them all.

Critics Consensus

The cast gives it their all, and Paltrow handles her songs with aplomb, but Country Strong's cliched, disjointed screenplay hits too many bum notes.

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Nick Pinkerton

Sight & Sound

Mar 29, 2011

If McGraw had been armed with a microphone, perhaps the movie could have gained something in symmetry; if Kelly had a grounding in social history, perhaps she could better be believed.

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Philip French

Guardian

Mar 28, 2011

The movie has its moments, but the characters are fuzzy around the edges...

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David Sexton

London Evening Standard

Mar 25, 2011

2/5

No saving grace here.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 18, 2025

4/5

While the energy of the music and young love drives a lot of the story, those expecting to stand up and cheer all movie might be disappointed.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Aug 9, 2022

Another example of the genre, with its stars flickering between meowing melodies. [Full review in Spanish]

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 5, 2020

2.5/4.0

Unfortunately, Feste's unsteady directorial hand loses control of the film.

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George L

Jun 24, 2018

I thought it an exceptional tale of recovery gone wrong--a topic that deserves focus. The music was excellent!

Hagrid W

Jan 19, 2018

It's painful to watch for so many reasons.... Luckily I don't like long reviews so I just chose my favorite: the song "country strong" will make you hate music.

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Anakin L

Nov 13, 2017

Yehaw! A cornfed, down on the farm stinker.

Leia S

Sep 21, 2012

Good music & decent acting makes this a fun movie to watch.

Anakin S

Apr 23, 2012

Country Strong: A kickass soundtrack is the star of this story of a country music entertainer (Gwyneth Paltrow) on a redemption tour led by her emotionally distant manager/husband (Tim McGraw). Like the perfect country song, this film has cheatin', lyin' and lovin' - as well as standout performances by Garrett Hedlund as a pure-hearted, well-intentioned aspiring singer/songwriter and Leighton Meester as the young upstart nipping at the heels of the more successful but trouble star that Hedlund is trying to save from herself. A

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Anakin G

Mar 11, 2012

A fun soap opera ... Tim McGraw best part of the movie. Garrett Hedlund not bad either.

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Shana Feste

Director

Gwyneth Paltrow

Kelly Canter

Tim McGraw

James Canter

Garrett Hedlund

Beau Hutton

Leighton Meester

Chiles Stanton

Marshall Chapman

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Synopsis

While recuperating at a rehab facility, country-music superstar Kelly Canter (Gwyneth Paltrow) takes a romantic interest in Beau Hutton (Garrett Hedlund), a talented musician who works there. Kelly includes Beau in her plans as she prepares for a comeback tour orchestrated by her manager husband, James (Tim McGraw), who also has a protégé he is grooming for stardom. As the quartet goes on the road, personal demons and romantic entanglements threaten to derail them all.

Director: Shana Feste
Producer: Jenno Topping, Tobey Maguire
Screenwriter: Shana Feste
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Material
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 7, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 12, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.2M
Runtime: 1h 57m

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