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Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

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Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
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R,1hr 40min
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September 15, 2000
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MGM
Synopsis: Recalling both The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) and American Beauty (1999), this teen drama recounts the trials and tribulations of one very dysfunctional family. Roseanne Skolnik (Monica Keena) is a popular high school student who is dating Jimmy (James DeBello), the football captain. She also lives in a family where her embittered mother Maggie (Ellen Barkin) is plotting to murder Roseanne's violent drunken stepfather Fred (Michael Ironside). After a smashed Fred rapes her, Roseanne starts ... Full Synopsis
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A messy but hungry film like this is more interesting than cool technical perfection. Full Review
Metascore
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32
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out of 100
Featured Cast
Roseanne Skolnik
Maggie Skolnik
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