Deadline

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  • Opened February 15, 2012 (Limited 2/15)
  • 1 hr 35 min
  • PG-13 | Some mature thematic material

  • The murder of an African American youth in rural Alabama has gone unpunished, unsolved and uninvestigated for almost twenty years. But that changes when Nashville Times reporter Matt Harper meets an idealistic blue blood bent on discovering the truth. Harper undertakes the investigation despite the opposition of his publisher, violent threats from mysterious forces, a break-up with his fiancee and his father's cancer diagnosis. Deadline is a story of murder, family, race, and of redemption - for a small Southern town and for Matt Harper. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Eric Roberts, J.D. Souther, Steve Talley
  • Director: Curt Hahn
  • Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller

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Best Movie of the Year

by bob1948tex

I had no idea what to expect. I went to the Premiere to support the charity beneficiary. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. For an independent film, I was amazed at the plot, subplots,...

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Loved it!

by info325

This film made by a local team here in Nashville is really moving. I love the focus on the dying art of newspaper journalism. Definitely a must go!!!...

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Incredible acting

by JJ34

Fabulously done. The story is well done with some twists and turns. The red car is gorgeous!...

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Critic Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

The plot, in short, is underwhelming. It merely follows the reporters as the screenplay serves them the solution to their case on a silver platter. Yet curiously, Deadline flows right along. Read full review

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Variety
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Although helmer Curt Hahn champions the causes of racial justice and crusading journalism, he can't seem to find a tone that's consistent or that befits the gravity of his subject matter. Read full review

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The New York Times
| Jeannette Catsoulis

Without Mr. Roberts and his grinning insouciance, this well-meaning mess would have no heartbeat at all. Read full review

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Los Angeles Times
| Robert Abele

Plodding, predictable, amateurishly staged and with wild swings in acting quality - sometimes within the same person (Roberts) - this is the kind of well-meaning, homemade concoction hopelessly enamored of the kind of clichéd potboilers that don't get made anymore. And with good reason. Read full review

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Steve Talley as Matt Harper, Eric Roberts as Ronnie Bullock and David Dwyer as Everett Hall in "Deadline."