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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
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PG13,1hr 39min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
September 30, 2005
Director:
Jane Anderson
Distributor:
Dreamworks
Starring:
Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern  ...more
Synopsis: The true story of one woman's effort to keep her family afloat under difficult circumstances comes to the screen in this bittersweet comedy drama. Evelyn Ryan (Julianne Moore) was a woman of intelligence, talent, and pluck living in the small town of Defiance, OH, in the 1950s. Evelyn was married to Kelly Ryan (Woody Harrelson), a man who gave her ten children but not much else; Kelly had a severe drinking problem, struggled to hold on to a job, and tended to spend his money as soon as he earned ... Full Synopsis
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Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Avoids obvious sentiment and predictable emotion and shows this woman somehow holding it together year after year, entering goofy contests that for her family mean life and death. Full Review
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58
Mixed or Average Reviews
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Based on 28 critic reviews
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Julianne Moore
Evelyn Ryan
Woody Harrelson
Kelly Ryan
Laura Dern
Dortha Schaefer
Trevor Morgan
Bruce Ryan at 16
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Julianne Moore attends the New York premiere of "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio" at the Loews...
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