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  • Deadline
  • Opened February 15, 2012 (Limited 2/15) | Runtime: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 Read More
  • Cast: Eric Roberts, J.D. Souther, Steve Talley
  • Director: Curt Hahn
  • Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller

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  • Must Go!

    Best Movie of the Year

    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, acting, cinematography and sound.

    This is a thrilling cold case drama with many subplots. It has great investigative journalism, great subplots and a really cool car. My favorite scene is the last one where a yourg white girl whose father and grandfather are racist haters, comes around and reaches out to a black child. Justice prevails, but you don't know it until the end. A great lesson for young and old.

    Eric Roberts is Julia Roberts older brother.

    I liked that there was no smoking in the movie. You can make a great movie without that.

  • Must Go!

    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!!!

  • Must Go!

    To Be Redeemed, Indeed!

    To Be Redeemed is the title of the song at the end of Deadline, and it sums up this wonderful movie perfectly.

    Deadline is about the investigation of a decades old civil rights murder that has torn apart a small Southern town.But by the time reporters Matt (Steve Talley) and Bullock (Eric Roberts) are done. wrong has been made right, justice has come to town and hope has been restored. It was a long time coming, but the truth has finally come out and a light has been shined on the darkest of places.

    This is a powerful movie. I saw it at a premiere screening and the writer and director were there with some of the actors. The director said that they had tested the movie and asked people what movies Deadline reminded them of. He asked us to guess and someone said To Kill a Mockingbird, and he said that was the #1 answer. I can see why. Deadline is a movie that makes you think about your own biases and makes you want to be a better person.

    Now that's what I call a great movie!

Deadline Critic Reviews

No Avg. Critic Score 25 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 50
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The plot, in short, is underwhelming. It merely follows the reporters as the...

  • 40
    Variety |

    Although helmer Curt Hahn champions the causes of racial justice and crusading...

  • 30
    Los Angeles Times | Robert Abele

    Plodding, predictable, amateurishly staged and with wild swings in acting...

  • 30
    The New York Times | Jeannette Catsoulis

    Without Mr. Roberts and his grinning insouciance, this well-meaning mess would...

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