Off the Map

Off the Map

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Off the Map

Amy Brenneman, Boots Southern, J.D. Garfield, J.D. Hawkins, J.K. Simmons

Bo is a young girl, living in rural New Mexico, who yearns to feel a connection to the world she perceives as beginning outside the lines of her tiny town. Her father is depressed; her mother is the a...( read more  read more... )rchetype of an earth mother. Bo meanwhile writes to various snack-cake manufacturers describing the ailments their products have given her and requesting replacements. But the family grows its own food and has a stockpile of firewood that will last years. That sets the stage for the visit from the IRS, sent to see why the family hasn't filed any income taxes.

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  • March 24, 2009
    An excellent movie - great characters and succeeded in making me want to live off the map!
  • April 11, 2009
    Too nice to have any deep impact, but Sam Elliott is magnetic and Joan Allen brings her usual dedication. In contrast, I found the girl to be pretty annoying, and Jim True-Frost never rang true. I just thought Campbell Scott could've narrowed the scope of the picture and worked...( read more) with the setting to strengthen the audience's relationship to the characters and their specific dramas.
  • December 22, 2008
    Have patience and it pays off.
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  • October 27, 2008
    I watched this because it was filmed near Taos NM and Matthew made a brief appearance in it. It was pretty good. It is slow to start with but some of the scenes are beautiful, like Taos. The ending is nice.
  • July 9, 2008
    I like Sam Elliot. He does a good job in this movie.
  • May 7, 2008
    An interesting yet very subtle and slow moving story about a family in Northern New Mexico in the early 70s. The father played so wonderfully by Sam Elliott is suffering from depression bringing anxiety into his little household found way "off the map". His wife (Joan Allen) an...( read more)d 12 yr old daughter and his best friend are all at a loss as to how to bring him round again. An IRS man comes to collect 7 yrs of back taxes one day and never returns. This is a gentle tale and examination of life and how we should each live it in a way that suits us best.

    P.S. - Sam Elliott you make my heart go piddy-pat. ; -)
  • March 1, 2008
    Awesome. Touchin'..
    Very beautiful story.. I loved its picture..
  • February 10, 2008
    I felt this was a very nice story. Sam Elliot and Joan Allen both had done a very nice job throughout the movie!

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