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The Neon Bible

Play trailer Poster for The Neon Bible 1995,  1h 32m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 55% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 46% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
55% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 46% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
In the 1940s Georgia, teenager David boards a train and escapes the destitute town in which he was raised. During the ride, he ponders his lonely upbringing. As a sensitive young boy, David was bullied by his father, Frank, and rejected by his peers. Things got worse for the impoverished family when mother Sarah had a mental breakdown. But a ray of hope appeared in the form of David's eccentric aunt, Mae, who bonded with the misfit boy.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Jan 1, 2000
There are many such fleeting poetic moments in The Neon Bible--moments so ecstatic that you may feel yourself rising off your seat. If much of the rest of the movie tends to be clunky as narrative, that's a small price to pay for pieces of enlightenment. Go to Full Review
Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday Dec 3, 2018
It makes for moments of entranced wonder but for tedium as well. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 17, 2012
B-
Though not one of Davies' strongest films, this coming of age tale, set in the American South, has nice, lyrical moments, and is well acted by Gena Rowlands. Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Oct 1, 2005
2/5
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Feb 20, 2004
4/5
Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Oct 11, 2002
1/5
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Terence Davies

Director

Gena Rowlands

Aunt Mae

Jacob Tierney

David, aged 15

Diana Scarwid

Sarah

Drake Bell

David, aged 10

Denis Leary

Frank

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Synopsis In the 1940s Georgia, teenager David boards a train and escapes the destitute town in which he was raised. During the ride, he ponders his lonely upbringing. As a sensitive young boy, David was bullied by his father, Frank, and rejected by his peers. Things got worse for the impoverished family when mother Sarah had a mental breakdown. But a ray of hope appeared in the form of David's eccentric aunt, Mae, who bonded with the misfit boy.
Director
Terence Davies
Producer
Elizabeth Karlsen, Olivia Stewart
Screenwriter
Terence Davies, John Kennedy Toole
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
Screen Partners Ltd., Three Rivers Productions, Scala Productions, European Script Fund, Academy Pictures, Channel Four Films, Iberoamericana Films Producción S.A.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 1, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 23, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.0K
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround
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