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  • Rails & Ties
  • Opened October 26, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr. 36 min.
  • PG-13
    mature thematic elements, an accident scene, brief nudity and momentary strong language
  • On a beautiful stretch of California coastline, a depressed mother parks her car on a railroad crossing and awaits the arrival of a speeding train. What follows is the story of two families in physical, emotional and psychological collision; the Read More
  • Cast: Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden, Miles Heizer, Marin Hinkle, Eugene Byrd
  • Director: Alison Eastwood
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama

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  • Miles Heizer and Kevin Bacon in "Rails & Ties."
  • Marcia Gay Harden and Kevin Bacon in "Rails & Ties."
  • Marcia Gay Harden in "Rails & Ties."
  • Marcia Gay Harden and Miles Heizer in "Rails & Ties."
  • Marcia Gay Harden in "Rails & Ties."
  • Kevin Bacon, Miles Heizer and Marcia Gay Harden in "Rails & Ties."
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Rails & Ties Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 63
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    I found the opening third tremendously intriguing and involving, I thought the...

  • 60
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    Reserved, careful and largely predictable in the way it plays out its wrenching...

  • 60
    The New York Times | Manohla Dargis

    Everything looks professional if undistinguished.

  • 50
    Village Voice |

    Alison Eastwood's debut feature is slow, deliberate, assured, and shot with a...

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