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Promised Land

Promised Land

1988 · 102 min · EN · R · 5.1 (41 votes)
Dir. Michael Hoffman · Starring Jason Gedrick, Tracy Pollan, Kiefer Sutherland, Meg Ryan, Googy Gress, Deborah Richter · Music James Newton Howard

“Life on the edge of the American Dream.”

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Three recent high school grads - star athlete Hancock, his cheerleader girlfriend, Mary, and the awkward Senator - aim to leave their small town behind and realize big dreams, but their idealistic plans collide with life's harsh realities.

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It feels like a hazy, sun-drenched memory of youth. A quiet ache for what was and what might have been, set against the backdrop of a town that holds you tight, for better or worse.

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