In Country

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In Country

R,

1989,

2h 0m,

Drama

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68%

25 Reviews

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36%

2,500+ Ratings

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68%

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25 Reviews

36%

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2,500+ Ratings

Samantha Hughes (Emily Lloyd) lives with her uncle, Emmett Smith (Bruce Willis), in a small Kentucky town. After her high school graduation, she decides not to join her mother, Irene (Joan Allen), in Lexington, but instead stays with Emmett, whose mental and physical health have been affected by his experiences in the Vietnam War. Samantha's father, Dwayne (Daniel Jenkins), died in Vietnam before she was born, and she hopes to learn more about him from her traumatized uncle.

Critics Consensus

With a slow build to a dramatic conclusion, In Country benefits largely from its strong acting, particularly by Emily Lloyd in the lead role.

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

May 7, 2013

3/5

There's a decency about this movie that's almost palpable. It's not trying to pump us up with false jingoism or the sins of the past. Jewison, a Canadian, probably approaches the entire subject with a mediatory mood.

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Desmond Ryan

Philadelphia Inquirer

May 7, 2013

3/4

In essence, In Country is a well-turned variation on the quest to find a father that shows up in the folk tales of almost any culture.

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

May 7, 2013

3/5

The scene at the memorial is one of the film's best, but director Jewison fails to find in it anything close to the level of emotional force that the same scene in Mason's book has.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jan 13, 2019

2/4

Filmmaker Norman Jewison does a nice job of establishing the small town (and its myriad of denizens) in which Lloyd's affable character resides...

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Gary Thompson

Philadelphia Daily News

May 7, 2013

2.5/4

Jewison manipulates the audience's familiarity with this national monument to achieve the kind of dramatic pitch that the characters themselves could not attain.

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David Sterritt

Christian Science Monitor

May 7, 2013

Unfortunately, the last half-hour slides into the weepiest sort of sentimentality.

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Synopsis

Samantha Hughes (Emily Lloyd) lives with her uncle, Emmett Smith (Bruce Willis), in a small Kentucky town. After her high school graduation, she decides not to join her mother, Irene (Joan Allen), in Lexington, but instead stays with Emmett, whose mental and physical health have been affected by his experiences in the Vietnam War. Samantha's father, Dwayne (Daniel Jenkins), died in Vietnam before she was born, and she hopes to learn more about him from her traumatized uncle.

Director: Norman Jewison
Producer: Richard Roth, Norman Jewison
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.3M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Surround

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