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The Slaughter Rule

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The Slaughter Rule
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R,1hr 52min
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Released:
January 8, 2003
Distributor:
Cowboy
Synopsis: A teenager at a personal crossroads finds himself questioning the things that have given his life meaning in this independent coming-of-age drama. Roy Chutney (Ryan Gosling) is a high school senior in a small Montana town. Roy doesn't have an especially close relationship with his mother Evangelline (Kelly Lynch), and he hasn't seen his father in years. That doesn't prevent Roy from feeling emotionally devastated when he learns that his father has killed himself, and Roy's self-esteem takes a beating ... Full Synopsis
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The lead performances could hardly be better: Gosling, having stolen and propped up entire movies last year ("Murder by Numbers" and "The Believer"), crackles with the economical intensity of a young Tim Roth. Morse, who has racked up decades worth of idiosyncratic character parts, is monumental in this career-peak turn. Full Review
Metascore
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65
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out of 100
Featured Cast
Roy Chutney
Gideon Ferguson
Skyla Sisco
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