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Fierce People

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Finn (Anton Yelchin) is a teenager trying to escape his drug-addicted mother (Diane Lane) by going to study tribal people. His hopes are dashed when he gets caught scoring drugs for her, and she decides to start their lives over by moving them in with her massage client, billionaire Ogden (Donald Sutherland). At first, Finn indulges in the luxury around him and falls for Ogden's granddaughter (Kristen Stewart), but he soon finds that the rich can be more savage than any group in the wild.
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Critics Consensus

Fierce People's premise of a teenager studying rich people like animals is grating and self-satisfied, and Anton Yelchin's smug performance makes the film even harder to agree with.

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Joshua Katzman Chicago Reader Dec 3, 2007
Director Griffin Dunne, working from Dirk Wittenborn's adaptation of his own novel, pounds away at the analogy between the inherent cruelty of the tribal rituals of the Iskanani and those of the well-heeled. Go to Full Review
Jennifer Preyss Atlanta Journal-Constitution Nov 24, 2007
B-
On balance, it's a movie worth seeing with its artistic inserts, appropriate soundtrack and organic performances. Go to Full Review
Steven Winn San Francisco Chronicle Sep 21, 2007
2/4
There are lots of potent things floating around in it -- sexual initiation, drugs, fantasy-land wealth, brute violence, primitive rituals, Diane Lane and Donald Sutherland -- but the mix just sits there without producing any notable reactions. Go to Full Review
Brent Simon ReelzChannel.com Feb 9, 2011
5/10
Caffeinated Clint Moviehole Apr 19, 2008
divine performances from Lane and Sutherland Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Feb 22, 2008
1.5/4
...the movie's abrupt (and downright graceless) transformation from jaunty comedy to heavy-handed drama strips the proceedings of any momentum it may have had... Go to Full Review
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Hagrid R Sep 3, 2018 This is a perfect example of the kind of oddball movie that I would have never watched if it hadn't randomly popped up on Stars one boring Sunday afternoon. Within 15 minutes I was hooked and thoroughly entertained. To be fair and objective, this is a misshapen near-trainwreck of an indie film, but it's got just enough charm and quality acting to be enjoyable in a "WTF am I watching again? When did this come out? Is that Chris Evans?" sort of way. With movies like this one (and I wish I could think of other examples, all I can think of is Clockwatchers with Toni Collette and Parker Posey) alot of the pleasure comes from the surprise of stumbling across a movie you've never heard anything about, starring a slew of names, at a moment in time when your brain is very receptive to being passively entertained. See more
Draco W Oct 10, 2017 The beginning of the movie was great and the story idea was wonderful. However towards the end of the movie it became predicable and I wish there was more depth and more struggle between the rich kid and the poor boy. it also seemed as though Diane Lanes character bounced back from her addictions quickly. I feel like she should have struggled more. See more
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Griffin Dunne

Director

Diane Lane

Liz Earl

Donald Sutherland

Ogden C. Osborne

Anton Yelchin

Finn Earl

Chris Evans

Bryce

Kristen Stewart

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Fierce People

Diane Lane and Donald Sutherland in Fierce People. Donald Sutherland and Diane Lane in Fierce People. Donald Sutherland stars as Ogden C. Osborne in Fierce People. The Iskanani Indians, or "Fierce People." Bryce (Chris Evans) in Fierce People. Ogden C. Osborne (Donald Sutherland) and his old friend Liz Earl (Diane Lane) in Fierce People. Finn Earl (Anton Yelchin) and Liz Earl (Diane Lane) of Fierce People. Liz Earl (Diane Lane) and her son Finn (Anton Yelchin) in Fierce People. Bryce (Chris Evans) and Finn Earl (Anton Yelchin) in Fierce People. Finn Earl (Anton Yelchin) and Ogden C. Osborne (Donald Sutherland) in Fierce People. View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Finn (Anton Yelchin) is a teenager trying to escape his drug-addicted mother (Diane Lane) by going to study tribal people. His hopes are dashed when he gets caught scoring drugs for her, and she decides to start their lives over by moving them in with her massage client, billionaire Ogden (Donald Sutherland). At first, Finn indulges in the luxury around him and falls for Ogden's granddaughter (Kristen Stewart), but he soon finds that the rich can be more savage than any group in the wild.
Director
Griffin Dunne
Producer
Griffin Dunne, Nick Wechsler
Screenwriter
Dirk Wittenborn
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Lionsgate Films, Lions Gate Entertainment, Industry Entertainment
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Drug Use|Sexuality|Some Violence)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 24, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Sep 7, 2007
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$85.4K
Runtime
1h 52m
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