Directed by:
Matthew Ryan HogeCinematography:
James GlennonComposer:
Jeremy EnigkCast:
Ryan Gosling, Don Cheadle, Kevin Spacey, Chris Klein, Jena Malone, Lena Olin, Sherilyn Fenn, Michelle Williams, Martin Donovan, Ann Magnuson, Kerry Washington (more)Plots(1)
A 16-year-old boy, Leland (Ryan Gosling), commits a murder, yet seems to have a normal sense of ethics and justice. He confesses his wrongdoing to his mother who turns him in to the police. What follows is a series of close-up character studies on all of the people impacted by Leland's actions. His mother (Lena Olin) is plagued with guilt, his father (Kevin Spacey)--a novelist who writes about violence in America--is complacent. Meanwhile, the family of Leland's victim is ripped apart at the seams, and his already troubled girlfriend (Jena Malone) drifts even farther astray. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ryan Gosling
Canada
Best movies:
The Notebook (2004)
Drive (2011)
Remember the Titans (2000)
Don Cheadle
USA
Best movies:
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Crash (2004)
Kevin Spacey
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Chris Klein
USA
Best movies:
American Reunion (2012)
The United States of Leland (2003)
The Good Life (2007)
Jena Malone
USA
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Hatfields & McCoys (2012) (series)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Lena Olin
Sweden
Best movies:
One Life (2023)
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
The Reader (2008)
Sherilyn Fenn
USA
Best movies:
Of Mice and Men (1992)
Wild at Heart (1990)
The United States of Leland (2003)
Michelle Williams
USA
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
The Station Agent (2003)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Martin Donovan
USA
Best movies:
Trust (1990)
The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
Insomnia (2002)
Ann Magnuson
USA
Best movies:
Panic Room (2002)
The United States of Leland (2003)
Jimmy Reardon (1988)
Kerry Washington
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Ray (2004)
Mother and Child (2009)
Ron Canada
USA
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
The United States of Leland (2003)
Troy Winbush
USA
Best movies:
The United States of Leland (2003)
The Replacements (2000)
Dark Skies (1996) (series)
Alec Medlock
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
The United States of Leland (2003)
Michael McCleery
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
The United States of Leland (2003)
Harry and Tonto (1974)
Michael Peña
USA
Best movies:
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Crash (2004)
The Martian (2015)
Yolonda Ross
USA
Best movies:
The Get Down (2016) (series)
The United States of Leland (2003)
Whatever Works (2009)
Michael Welch
USA
Best movies:
Ryan Malgarini
USA
Best movies:
Dinner in America (2020)
Freaky Friday (2003)
The United States of Leland (2003)
Evan Helmuth
USA
Best movies:
The United States of Leland (2003)
The Last Lullaby (2008)
Jobs (2013)