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Levity

Play trailer Poster for Levity R,  2003,  1h 40m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 34% 89 Reviews Tomatometer 47% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
34% Tomatometer 89 Reviews 47% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Seeking redemption after his release from prison, a murderer (Billy Bob Thornton) meets a shady pastor (Morgan Freeman) and the sister (Holly Hunter) of his victim.
Levity

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Critics Consensus

Levity could really use some, as it's weighted down by dour self-importance and a heavy-handed message.

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Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal Apr 4, 2018
wish I could find some enthusiasm for this film, which was given a wonderfully austere look by the cinematographer Roger Deakins... For all its seriousness, though, Levity struck me as pretentious and intractably lifeless. Go to Full Review
Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Jul 16, 2003
1/5
Suffocates under its own good intentions and inexorable sense of doom. Go to Full Review
Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer Jul 11, 2003
2.5/4
In the end the film is undone by an overload of cliches, and by a gravity that never lets up. Go to Full Review
Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008
3/5
Dragan Antulov Draxblog Movie Reviews Mar 18, 2005
5/10
Little touch of style is enough to compensate for the lack of substance in Levity. Go to Full Review
JoBlo JoBlo's Movie Network Feb 5, 2005
4/10
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Ed Solomon

Director

Billy Bob Thornton

Manual Jordan

Morgan Freeman

Miles Evans

Holly Hunter

Adele Easley

Kirsten Dunst

Sofia Mellinger

Dorian Harewood

Mackie Whittaker

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Levity

Kirsten Dunst as Sofia Mellinger and Billy Bob Thornton as Manual Jordan. Holly Hunter as Adele Easley. Kirsten Dunst as Sofia Mellinger and Ed Solomon, the Writer/Director. Kirsten Dunst as Sofia Mellinger. Morgan Freeman as Miles Evans. Billy Bob Thornton as Manual Jordan. Morgan Freeman as Miles Evans, Billy Bob Thornton as Manual Jordan. Morgan Freeman as Miles Evans. Holly Hunter as Adele Easley, Ed Solomon- the Writer/Director. Billy Bob Thornton as Manual Jordan. View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Seeking redemption after his release from prison, a murderer (Billy Bob Thornton) meets a shady pastor (Morgan Freeman) and the sister (Holly Hunter) of his victim.
Director
Ed Solomon
Producer
Richard N. Gladstein, Ed Solomon, Adam Merims
Screenwriter
Ed Solomon
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Sony Pictures Classics, FilmColony, StudioCanal
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 4, 2003, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 2, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$209.2K
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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