Country Strong

Country Strong (2010)

  • 22% of critics liked it
    (129 reviews)

  • 52% of users liked it
    (31,974 ratings)

Soon after a rising young singer-songwriter (Hedlund) gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star (Paltrow), the pair embarks on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager (McGraw) and featuring a beauty-queen-turned-singer (Meester). Between concerts, romantic… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Shana Feste
Genres
Musical & Performing Arts, Drama
In Theaters
Jan 7, 2011 Wide
Screen Gems

Critic Reviews

  • Cath Clarke, Time Out

    Paltrow gives it her best but is so conspicuously doing country. We're meant to believe she has spent half her life staring into a vodka bottle, but she glows like she's just stepped out of a yoga retreat.

  • Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader

    Shana Feste's screenplay seldom rises above the level of daytime TV; the only actor who triumphs over her trite dialogue is Tim McGraw in a nonsinging role as Paltrow's husband and manager.

  • Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

    If Feste actually believes that this show is country nirvana, she has no business making a country movie.

  • David Fear, Time Out New York

    The movie isn't worth the scuffed cowgirl boots it's scooting around in.

  • Mary F. Pols, TIME Magazine

    Unfortunately weak.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Nicki M


    I'm not really into country music, and there's plenty of it here, but I still enjoyed this one. I never really got why people are so nasty about Gwyneth as an actress - I'm not a huge fan, but I have always found her reasonably convincing on screen. Here she's… More

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    Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Garrett Hedlund, Leighton Meester, Tim McGraw, Alana Grace, Ed Bruce, Jeffrey Buckner Ford, Jeremy Childs, Marshall Chapman Director: Shana Feste Summary: While out on tour to revive her stalled career, once-popular country singer Kelly (Gwyneth Paltrow)… More

  • Cynthia S


    Strong cast. I enjoyed the music portions, even though I am not a country music fan. I am, however, a Gwyneth fan. I think that she is a wonderful actress, and adds alot to every role she plays. Garrett Hedlund was amazing..so much so that I found myself googling him. Tim… More

  • KJ P


    I have never been a huge fan of country music, but this film completely changed my vision of it. You do not need to like country music to like this film, and I have no clue what the critics are crying about, but this film is wonderful! Yes, the story of an ex-rehab country singer… More

  • Jim C


    This film was so borrriiinnnggg. Its long, uninteresting, and nothing happens. The music was nice, but pther than that this is a pretty pathetic film.

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