A lifetime of change can happen in a single moment.
A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.
DramaRomancenew loveethnic stereotypewaitressunsociabilityoverweight childparent child relationshipsouthern usaloss of loved oneinterracial relationshipelectric chairxenophobiashocking
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Character
Earnest, contemporary, grave and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
Who loves it, who doesn't
18 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Formalists.
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Cast
- Billy Bob ThorntonHank Grotowski
- Heath LedgerSonny Grotowski
- Halle BerryLeticia Musgrove
- Sean CombsLawrence Musgrove
- Yasiin BeyRyrus Cooper
- Will RokosWarden Velesco
- Milo AddicaTommy Roulaine
- Coronji CalhounTyrell Musgrove
- Peter BoyleBuck Grotowski
- Taylor SimpsonLucille
Crew
- Marc ForsterDirector
- Milo AddicaWriter
- Will RokosWriter
- Roberto SchaeferDirector of Photography
- Asche & SpencerOriginal Music Composer
- Matt ChesséEditor
- Lee DanielsProducer
Where to watch
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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Under the Bridge 202473% alikeSeries · Both earnest, grave, classical in form.
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