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- 2013
- PG-13
- Brainstorm Media
- 2 h
- 2013
- PG-13
- Brainstorm Media
- 2 h
Summary Based on the novel by Harold Frederic, Copperhead tells the story of Abner Beech, a stubborn and righteous farmer of Upstate New York, who defies his neighbors and his government in the bloody and contentious autumn of 1862.
Directed By: Ron Maxwell
Written By: Harold Frederic, Bill Kauffman
- 2013
- PG-13
- Brainstorm Media
- 2 h
- 2013
- PG-13
- Brainstorm Media
- 2 h
Copperhead
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2.8
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Summary Based on the novel by Harold Frederic, Copperhead tells the story of Abner Beech, a stubborn and righteous farmer of Upstate New York, who defies his neighbors and his government in the bloody and contentious autumn of 1862.
Directed By: Ron Maxwell
Written By: Harold Frederic, Bill Kauffman
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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17% Positive
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50% Mixed
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33% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
34
17% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
33% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
A sincere, slow-moving, occasionally successful film devoted to one specific homefront story. That, in itself, is noteworthy.
Director Ron Maxwell’s adaptation of Harold Frederic’s 1893 novel elicits a certain amount of admiration for its old-fashioned carpentry and earnest, worthy approach, but its stilted dramaturgy and endless speechifying defeat the committed efforts of a sprawling ensemble.
Named for a slur used against Northerners who opposed waging war on the South, the film works best when focused on Abner Beech (Billy Campbell), whose conscience-driven minority opinion makes him a pariah in his upstate New York village.
Director Ron Maxwell (Gettysburg, Gods and Generals) shows a flair for mythologizing via beautiful panoramas of upstate New York landscapes but less so, unfortunately, through his film's inert story and flat performances.
It’s a maudlin, meandering bit of moviemaking that sheds little light on the loyal opposition in the North.
Ron Maxwell's film, from beginning to end, exudes all the excitement of a textbook history lesson.
Painfully lugubrious, any sting Copperhead might contain for its contrarian's view of history is undone by its wayward sense of storytelling.
User Score
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Based on 11 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
2.8
9% Positive
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18% Mixed
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73% Negative
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Production Company
Swordspoint Productions
Release Date Jun 28, 2013
Duration 2 h
Rating PG-13
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Awards
ACTRA Awards
• 1 Nomination
World Soundtrack Awards
• 1 Nomination
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
• 1 Nomination
