Main Street (2011)
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13% of critics liked it
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9% of users liked it
(1,719 ratings)
Several residents of a small Southern city whose lives are changed by the arrival of a stranger with a controversial plan to save their decaying hometown. In the midst of today's challenging times, each of the colorful citizens of this close-knit North Carolina community, will search for ways to… More Several residents of a small Southern city whose lives are changed by the arrival of a stranger with a controversial plan to save their decaying hometown. In the midst of today's challenging times, each of the colorful citizens of this close-knit North Carolina community, will search for ways to reinvent themselves, their relationships and the very heart of their neighborhood. -- (C) Official Site
- Directed By
- John Doyle
- Written By
- Horton Foote
- Genres
- Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Sep 9, 2011 Limited
- Studio
- Magnolia Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
With diorama staging and repetitive medium and long shots, stage director turned moviemaker John Doyle creates rigor mortis on film.
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Chris Hewitt (St. Paul), St. Paul Pioneer Press
It's not groundbreaking, but it's pleasant enough.
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Marshall Fine, Hollywood & Fine
Like a small firecracker that turns out to be a dud..as dead as the city it depicts..Durham ought to sue for libel.
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Alison Willmore, Movieline
Main Street is an ensemble drama that functions as a display case for a range of regional drawls, from the authentic to absurd.
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Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
There's something interesting here at the core of the conflict, but the story is offered so little room to breathe, coming across rushed and undercooked.
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Cast
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Ellen Burstyn
as Georgiana Carr
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Colin Firth
as Gus Leroy
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Patricia Clarkson
as Willa, Willa Jenkins
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Orlando Bloom
as Harris Parker
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Amber Tamblyn
as Mary Saunders
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Andrew McCarthy
as Howard Mercer
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Tom Wopat
as Frank
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Margo Martindale
as Myrtle
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Victoria Clark
as Miriam
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Isiah Whitlock Jr.
as Mayor
