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Released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, a man (Boyd Holbrook) goes on the run with a woman (Elisabeth Moss) who's suspected of killing her abusive husband.
  • Rating:
    R (Some Violence and Language)
  • Genre:
    romance, drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Jason Lew
  • Producer:
    Laura Rister
  • Writer:
    Jason Lew
  • Release Date (Theaters):
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  • Production Co:
    Untitled Entertainment, Great Point Media

Cast & Crew

Boyd Holbrook
Mo Lundy
Elisabeth Moss
Doris Lamb
Sung Kang
Detective Shin
Waleed Zuaiter
Khalil
James Moses Black
Officer Smith
Vivian Fleming-Alvarez
Jean Claude Leuyer
Rufus
Octavia Spencer
Linda Workman
Jason Lew
Director
Jason Lew
Screenwriter
Laura Rister
Producer
René Besson
Executive Producer
Robert Halmi Jr.
Executive Producer
Jim Reeve
Executive Producer
Emilie Georges
Executive Producer
Bérénice Eveno
Cinematographer
Dominic LaPerriere
Film Editor
Tim Hecker
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  • While the religious stuff is clearly set forth, it's easy to overlook, given the abundant humanity radiated by the leads, the hothouse atmosphere of the murder investigation that threatens them, and the explosion of violence that forces the issue.

    October 27, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Matthew Lickona

    San Diego Reader

  • Despite the drama's questionable, abrupt shift into B-thriller territory, its leads remain affectingly rooted.

    September 29, 2016 | Full Review…

    Michael Rechtshaffen

    Los Angeles Times

  • Dog metaphors prove to be only one of Jason Lew's problems, as his debut The Free World is riddled with more than a few unfortunate directorial choices.

    September 23, 2016 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

    Nick Allen

    RogerEbert.com

  • A movie that abruptly changes direction as it goes along while taking shortcuts that leave its characters underdeveloped and crucial plot elements barely fleshed out.

    September 22, 2016 | Full Review…

    Stephen Holden

    New York Times

  • The pair get a good byplay going, and a couple of individual scenes sing, but overall, it's a creaky mess.

    May 3, 2016 | Full Review…

    Jason Bailey

    Flavorwire

  • Lew offers up enough soft pleasures in this blend of existential drama and lovers-on-the-run thriller, letting us dwell on modest hopes and dreams, worthy of his seemingly minor story with a large emotional scope.

    February 5, 2016 | Rating: B | Full Review…

    Tomris Laffly

    Film School Rejects
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