That Evening Sun

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That Evening Sun

PG-13,

2009,

1h 49m,

Drama

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81%

37 Reviews

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500+ Ratings

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37 Reviews

76%

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500+ Ratings

Vowing not to die in a nursing home, Abner Meecham leaves the facility and returns to his Tennessee farm. There, an unpleasant surprise awaits him: Abner's son has leased the property to ne'er-do-well Lonzo Choat and his boorish family. Abner suspects that the Choats will not be able to afford the farm, and he moves into a shack to await their departure. Tensions escalate between Abner and Lonzo, each determined not to yield.

Critics Consensus

Powered by a formidable leading turn from Hal Holbrook, That Evening Sun is a prime cut of southern gothic that offers plenty of meditative atmosphere for audiences to brood over.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Apr 22, 2010

3.5/4

Watching Holbrook, I was reminded again of how steady and valuable this man has been throughout his career.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Mar 19, 2010

2/5

As lovely as it is to see the veteran actor Holbrook working his craft as the lead actor in this Southern-fried drama, it's not enough to lift the movie from its sodden melodramatic roots.

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

Feb 10, 2010

4/5

There is a predictability to the story, but that's OK. The acting is superb, Holbrook in particular, making That Evening Sun an understated pleasure.

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David Harris

Spectrum Culture

Aug 5, 2020

3/5

Holbrook's steely performance makes the film worth seeing.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 28, 2011

B

With his bravura performance, vet actor Hal Holbrook elevates this modest indie rural drama considerably.

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Rob Humanick

Projection Booth

Jul 21, 2010

4/5

Forget Up in the Air: That Evening Sun is truly a film for our times.

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Han R

Aug 24, 2017

One of the slowest moving, uninteresting films ever. Hal Holbrook must be ashamed for having taken part in this loser.

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Scott Teems

Director

Hal Holbrook

Abner Meecham

Ray McKinnon

Lonzo Choat

Walton Goggins

Paul Meecham

Mia Wasikowska

Pamela Choat

Carrie Preston

Ludie Choat

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Synopsis

Vowing not to die in a nursing home, Abner Meecham leaves the facility and returns to his Tennessee farm. There, an unpleasant surprise awaits him: Abner's son has leased the property to ne'er-do-well Lonzo Choat and his boorish family. Abner suspects that the Choats will not be able to afford the farm, and he moves into a shack to await their departure. Tensions escalate between Abner and Lonzo, each determined not to yield.

Director: Scott Teems
Producer: Laura D. Smith, Terence Berry, Walton Goggins, Ray McKinnon
Screenwriter: Scott Teems
Distributor: Freestyle Releasing
Production Co: Dogwood Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Brief Strong Language|Some Violence|Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 6, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $280.3K
Runtime: 1h 49m

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