Promised Land

Promised Land

2012 · 106 min · EN · R · 6.3 (627 votes)
Dir. Gus Van Sant · Starring Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, John Krasinski, Rosemarie DeWitt, Hal Holbrook, Titus Welliver · Music Danny Elfman

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Drama

A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.

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This film offers a grounded, earnest exploration of moral dilemmas within a tight-knit community facing profound change. It feels like a quiet, yet impactful, look at the human cost of progress, wrapped in a thoughtful, character-driven narrative that resonates with a sense of place and principle.

thought-provokinggroundedearnestconflictedsteadycharacter-driven dramasocial commentarygrounded realismenvironmentalismethicscommunityidentity
small towncampaignsalesmanfarmlandnatural gasfracking
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