Sweet Virginia
2017 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 5.9 · 76% critics
After violence rattles a quiet small town, a motel manager with a past tries to keep life steady while forming an uneasy connection with a drifter tied to the chaos. As tensions rise, everyday conversations and small choices pull more people into a dangerous situation.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-11-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (334 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a slow-burn, small-town crime thriller driven by uneasy conversations and simmering tension; Not for you if you need fast action, clear answers, or a big payoff like in The Art of Self-Defense.
Pros: strong performances; tense, moody atmosphere; character-focused storytelling | Cons: very slow pace; hard-to-hear dialogue; ending feels abrupt
Themes
- adultery
- small town
- robbery
- widow
- motel
- rifle
- money
- murder
- love affair
- death
- hired killer
- neo-noir
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Jon Bernthal
as Sam Rossi
Christopher Abbott
as Elwood
Imogen Poots
as Lila Mccabe
Rosemarie DeWitt
as Bernadette Barrett
Odessa Young
as Maggie Russell
Joseph Lyle Taylor
as Tom Barrett
Jonathan Tucker
as Mitchel Mccabe
Garry Chalk
as Lou Hopkis
Jared Abrahamson
as Paul Anderson
Gabrielle Rose
as Rose Miller
Directed by Jamie M. Dagg