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  • Southland Tales
  • Opened November 14, 2007 | Runtime:2 hr. 24 min.
  • R
    language, violence, sexual material and some drug content
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 17+. Read More
  • Set in Los Angeles in the year 2008 during a three day heat wave just before a huge 4th of July celebration, an action star stricken with amnesia meets up with an adult film star developing her own reality television project and a Hermosa Beach Read More
  • Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Curtis Armstrong, Joe Campana
  • Director: Richard Kelly
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Comedy, Drama, Suspense/Thriller

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  • Dwayne Johnson as Boxer Santaros in "Southland Tales."
  • Dwayne Johnson in "Southland Tales."
  • Mandy Moore as Madeline Frost Santaros in "Southland Tales."
  • Seann William Scott in "Southland Tales."
  • Director Richard Kelly on the set of "Southland Tales."
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Southland Tales Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    This looks amazing.

    by PoisonKeyblade

    Like seriously, one of the best movies of the year. I read the graphic novels and they were just incredible. I want to see this SO bad. Anyone who is a fan of Donnie Darko MUST GO!! Plus, with Justin Timberlake, Seann William Scott, and Sarah Michelle Gellar, how can you go wrong?

  • So-so

    wtf?

    by meccassault

    Well, the movie is well made, but if you have a hard time following confusing films, this is not for you...Although I understood what was going on overall, a few ppl that saw it with me were becoming more confused throughout the film. The ending was weak and the movie itself was really out there, and yes i found it very confusing at times. too. I am glad that I didn't go to theaters to see it. It does however, have a ton of random actors thrown together that wouldn't expect to ever see in the same movie...it has some humor in it as well...overall, CONFUSING is the word that comes to mind with this movie...Pointless is another good one. It's interesting but make sure you read the synopsis so you remember what the hell it's about otherwise you'll be lost.

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    Southland Trip

    by maat

    Southland Tales is the type of movie where initially its the individual scenes that are enjoyable, but the movie as a whole is kind of questionable. I enjoyed the experience but came out of the theater feeling like I should have been on some mind altering substance in order to fully fathom what I had just seen. I will have to go see the movie again in order to catch the many, I'm sure, little plot points, nuances and clues I missed the first go around. As far as film continuity, I felt that some of the films scenes could have been cut shorter, but that they didn't loose their impact from a bit of added length.
    I recommend seeing the movie maybe for no other reason than to spot all of the famous faces that pop up in the movie in roles far from what the actor(s) usually play.
    All in all, I say yes to seeing it, but suggest a matinee

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Southland Tales Critic Reviews

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

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  • 80
    The New York Times | Manohla Dargis

    Funny, audacious, messy and feverishly inspired look at America and its...

  • 67
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Southland Tales has a mood unlike anything I've seen: dread that morphs into...

  • 63
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    Richard Kelly's Southland Tales isn't just a movie. It's an apocalyptic piata...

  • 60
    Los Angeles Times | Carina Chocano

    You get the sense that Kelly is too angry to really find any of it funny. It's...

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