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Limbo (1999) -- Unconventional narrative about the interactions amongst a group of people in a small town in Alaska, each of whom has guards a secret.

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   3,702 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
John Sayles (written by)
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Release Date:
4 June 1999 (USA) more
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Tagline:
A condition of unknowable outcome more
Plot:
Unconventional narrative about the interactions amongst a group of people in a small town in Alaska, each of whom has guards a secret. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Roman Polanski’s Ghost Now in Limbo
 (From Collider.com. 29 September 2009, 8:59 AM, PDT)

Seattle Honors Top Indies
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 7 June 1999)

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The target audience will eat it up, if it isn't for you then it might be your new enemy. more (132 total)

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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
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126 min
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Quotes:
Donna: Fisherman?
Joe: Yeah, I was.
Donna: Like it?
Joe: While it lasted, yes.
Donna: You didn't go on anymore?
Joe: Nope.
Donna: Why not?
Joe: Unforeseen circumstances.
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Soundtrack:
You Never Can Tell more

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Did Smiling Jack tell Joe the truth on the Island? (SPOILERS)
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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
The target audience will eat it up, if it isn't for you then it might be your new enemy., 29 September 2003
10/10
Author: TunnelKeeperOfDoom from Camarillo, California United States Of America

I love this movie because it is subjective. A friend of mine believes David Strathairn can not be the lead protagonist in a movie. I agree with him only in that the movie is a "regular mainstream crowd pleaser" like, oh I don't know, "Drumline" or "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me". Mr. Strathairn is better suited when he does not have to pander to a common public.

"Limbo" is like none of those movies. It would be considered slow because it does not rush it's characters. Once the credits roll, it is simply subjective film making that asks you to think a little. This is not lazy film making, it is good and necessary.

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