Homegrown

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Homegrown

R

1998

1h 41m

Comedy

Drama

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Marijuana growers Jack (Billy Bob Thornton), Carter (Hank Azaria) and Harlan (Ryan Phillippe) are looking at a big payoff for their crop -- until head honcho Malcolm (John Lithgow) is murdered. Wanting a bigger piece of the proverbial pie, the three men decide to keep Malcolm's demise a secret, selling the stash themselves and pocketing all the profits. But, when they get involved with some very dangerous characters in the drug industry, the men start to question the wisdom of their scheme.

David Kronke

Los Angeles Times

Dec 11, 2018

"Homegrown" provides more of a contact high than the real thing.

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Leonard Klady

Variety

Mar 26, 2009

"Homegrown" is serious, funny, sinister, sexy, silly and a lot more. But it isn't particularly good in any one of those departments.

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Lawrence Van Gelder

New York Times

Jan 1, 2000

''Homegrown'' is off and romping with its spirited cast through a plot that mingles murder mystery, rustic comedy, outlaw sociology, plant husbandry, lusty romance and layers of old-fashioned avarice, which is to say old-fashioned business.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 12, 2005

2/5

Dragan Antulov

rec.arts.movies.reviews

Jun 24, 2004

7/10

Brian J. Arthurs

Beach Reporter (Southern California)

Dec 6, 2002

4/5

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Nov 23, 2025

Funny in 01 hour, 41 minutes, and 51 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Sexuality, Pervasive Drug Content, Language and Some Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $271,400.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Eric C

@RT26900505 Feb 13, 2025

From the cast lineup I thought this might be a fairly good movie. It started out wierdly, slowed down then became totally boring.

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Jeff N

@RT73766337 Mar 7, 2024

It's a film that at it's core is a great mystery with great characters. The production value lacks at times and Ryan Philippe is horrible, but overall the good actors and the great script salvages this and makes it worth watching. No movie worth watching is a bad film.

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shteebo

@RT03918317 Aug 13, 2023

Underrated comedy/drama with great performances from Billy Bob Thornton and Hank Azaria.

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Jul 30, 2021

https://youtu.be/Qrw6xnBSpC8

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Aug 18, 2015

just now saw this movie for the first, watched 15 minutes of it, and it sucks. don't waste your time with this one.

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Synopsis

Marijuana growers Jack (Billy Bob Thornton), Carter (Hank Azaria) and Harlan (Ryan Phillippe) are looking at a big payoff for their crop -- until head honcho Malcolm (John Lithgow) is murdered. Wanting a bigger piece of the proverbial pie, the three men decide to keep Malcolm's demise a secret, selling the stash themselves and pocketing all the profits. But, when they get involved with some very dangerous characters in the drug industry, the men start to question the wisdom of their scheme.

Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Producer: Jason Clark
Screenwriter: Jonah Raskin, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Nicholas Kazan, Stephen Gyllenhaal
Distributor: TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Rollercoaster Films, Lakeshore International
Rating: R (Sexuality|Pervasive Drug Content|Language|Some Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 17, 1998, Original
Release Date (DVD): Sep 1, 1998
Box Office (Gross USA): $271.4K
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround, SDDS, Dolby
Aspect Ratio: 35mm

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