Amy Adams, Andrew J. Smith, Clea DuVall

A dreary Montana winter teaches teenager Roy (Ryan Gosling) how to be a man. First, he loses his father, a possible suicide; then he's cut from his high school football team. So when Gid (David Morse)...( read more  read more... ), a pariah in his own hometown, suggests that Roy play for his six-man team, Roy has nothing to lose -- or so he thinks. But all too soon, Roy is overwhelmed by his love for an older woman (Clea Duvall) and pressure from the brusque-but-paternal Gid.

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R, 112 mintues

Directed by: Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith

Release Date: January 11, 2002

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DVD Release Date: February 17, 2003

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  • October 20, 2009
    Sooooooooooooo boring!!!!
  • February 26, 2009
    I love the connection between Ryan and David. Both preformed beautifully.
  • August 23, 2008
    I only watched it because it was filmed at my highschool, and my friend is one of the twins on the football team.

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February 7, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Writer-directors Andrew and Alex Smith go for emotional truth, but what they come up with is often silly. full review

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