Lebanon, Pa.

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Lebanon, Pa.

PG-13

2011

1h 40m

Comedy

Drama

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A man (Josh Hopkins) forms an unexpected friendship with his pregnant, teenage cousin (Rachel Kitson), while both struggle with potentially life-changing decisions.

Mark Jenkins

Washington Post

05/13/2011

2.5/4

Since the crux of the tale is a teenager's decision about an unwanted pregnancy, "Lebanon, Pa." can't possibly please everyone. But Hickernell doesn't strain to be provocative.

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Rex Reed

Observer

05/11/2011

Not perfect, but vastly superior to most of the Hollywood dreck we've been getting lately, Lebanon, Pa. is a thoughtful and perceptive film well worth recommending.

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Diego Semerene

Slant Magazine

05/09/2011

1.5/4

This is a plea for self-described indie filmmakers to stop utilizing hyper-polished technique to talk about human misery.

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Tricia Olszewski

Washington City Paper

05/13/2011

Starts off like a self-serious Garden State and ends up like a self-serious Juno.

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Eugene Novikov

Cinematical

05/11/2011

An intriguing, beautiful film by a promising young director.

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02/08/2014

ok lil com-dram indie

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04/18/2012

I wanted it to be better.

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04/03/2012

I actually liked this nice, touching, thought provoking little film. Made me smile at the end, and I like when movies do that. I really liked the scene where they set the boat free. There was something very comforting about that. Maybe I should try it....

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01/11/2012

Well-paced, genuine, great balance of bittersweet. Earnest, but has its edges, too. All players hit it right (except CJ's Dad). Well done.

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01/11/2012

awful, inaccurate (EVERYTHING about Lebanon, PA is wrong), boring, terribly acted, apparently every Christian (at at least Catholic) in Lebanon is a bigot and a moron, and truly, this movie just sucked. A train wreck from start to finish. I want my 100 minutes back. UGH.

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08/22/2011

well-done small key story - characters are really drawn with deep meaning

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Synopsis

A man (Josh Hopkins) forms an unexpected friendship with his pregnant, teenage cousin (Rachel Kitson), while both struggle with potentially life-changing decisions.

Director: Ben Hickernell
Producer: Jason Contino, Ben Hickernell, Charles St. John Smith III
Screenwriter: Ben Hickernell
Distributor: Truly Indie
Production Co: Reconstruction Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Content|Thematic Material)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 29, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 23, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $48.4K
Runtime: 1h 40m