The United States of Leland

"Crime. Confusion. Compassion. They're all just states of mind."

Mar 25 2005 R 1h 48m
Drama

A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.

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Plot

As a detached kid spends time in juvenile hall for the unspeakable murder of a special needs kid, a writer and the people around him try to comprehend and cope with his reasoning for commiting this murder from the writings in a classroom book from his juvenile class, where he tries to let people know "the why".

Written by

Matthew Ryan Hoge

Directed by

Matthew Ryan Hoge

Cast

Ryan Gosling, Don Cheadle, Kevin Spacey

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Trigger Street Productions, Thousand Words, Media 8 Entertainment, MDP Worldwide

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations total

Trailers
United States of Leland - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
25,167
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
37
Popularity
NA