Freedomland
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Metascore
43 out of 100

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4.7 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 39 Ratings

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  • Starring: Edie Falco, Julianne Moore, Samuel L. Jackson
  • Summary: A criminal investigation into an alleged kidnapping of a child by a suspect who is presumed to be a local from the projects ignites long-simmering racial tension between two neighboring New Jersey towns. (Sony Pictures)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 35
  3. Negative: 9 out of 35
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Sheri Linden
    80
    The film is, above all, a moving portrait of hurting souls, brought to life in compelling performances.
  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: J.R. Jones
    60
    An unexpectedly troubling crime thriller.
  3. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    58
    Unfortunately, the waste of artistic possibilities dwarfs the human wreckage - and the human salvage - in Freedomland.
  4. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    38
    This tale of a white mother's kid gone missing in a black New Jersey neighborhood - and the tensions and news media attention that ensue - is pretty much pure jive.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 8 out of 22
  1. ReeseW.
    10
    Amazing movie! Julianne Moore is perfect! She gave an superb outstanding performance.
  2. AlanNutter
    8
    I can't understand the negative reaction to this movie. It depicts how one event can have massively far reaching consequences and illustrates it well. Julianne Moore was superb in this movie as one critic said, "she doesn't just act she goes on the attack". Recommended.… Expand
  3. TonyB.
    7
    Overly complicated and sprawling at times, pretentiously photographed at others, this is still an effectively troubling film. Julianne Moore, Samuel L. Jackson and Edie Falco, supported by an excellent cast, are superb. Freedomland delves into more issues than any one film ought to perhaps but each is worth exploring and each is given no simple answers.… Expand
  4. TomB.
    2
    Here's why I can honestly say this movie was terrible: I went by myself, on a whim, and I had absolutely never heard of this movie or what it was about. And it's just really, really bad. One good scene with Edie Falco and one good scene between Julianne Moore and Sam Jackson get a point each. But this movie doesn't know what it's trying to say and makes poor black people look pretty stupid. A waste of time and money; don't bother with it.… Collapse

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