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  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • Lantern Lane Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • Lantern Lane Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
Lebanon, Pa.

Summary Will, a charming 35-year-old Philadelphia ad man, heads to Lebanon, Pa. to bury his recently deceased father. He forms an unexpected friendship with CJ, his bright, newly pregnant 17-year-old cousin. As Will becomes interested in CJ’s married teacher and CJ confronts her conflicted father, both struggle with formidable decisions about th...

Directed By: Ben Hickernell

Written By: Ben Hickernell

  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • Lantern Lane Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • Lantern Lane Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m

Lebanon, Pa.

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary Will, a charming 35-year-old Philadelphia ad man, heads to Lebanon, Pa. to bury his recently deceased father. He forms an unexpected friendship with CJ, his bright, newly pregnant 17-year-old cousin. As Will becomes interested in CJ’s married teacher and CJ confronts her conflicted father, both struggle with formidable decisions about th...

Directed By: Ben Hickernell

Written By: Ben Hickernell

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
47
25% Positive
2 Reviews
63% Mixed
5 Reviews
13% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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25% Positive
2 Reviews
63% Mixed
5 Reviews
13% Negative
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75
Apr 28, 2011
Hickernell's film aesthetic is straightforward, narrative-driven.
By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 26, 2011
In the avalanche of junk about aliens, alternate universes, digital effects and comic-book superheroes, it is a rare treat to see a sweet, low-budget film about real people that is as ingratiating as Lebanon, Pa.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW
58
Apr 28, 2011
The turns the film takes toward the end do offer a few surprises, particularly in the form of redemption for the waffling hero-not in running after the ones he loves, but in standing by them when they need him.
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40
Apr 26, 2011
Lebanon, Pa. begins as a tale about male, middle-aged self-discovery, but soon becomes something quite different: a clear-eyed if crassly manipulative take on the culture wars.
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40
Apr 26, 2011
The culture wars may be simmering throughout writer-director Ben Hickernell's script-the Save the Whales and pro-choice bumper stickers on Will's VW invite a brutal barfly beatdown-but the real casualties are momentum and narrative cohesion.
By Eric Hynes FULL REVIEW
40
Apr 26, 2011
Lebanon, Pa. is a few strong moments of storytelling lost in a sea of indie cliche.
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38
Apr 29, 2011
This mild drama plays out like one of those dull message movies that TV networks used to crank out almost weekly, but the earnestness is at times almost appealingly old-fashioned.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Reconstruction Pictures
Release Date Apr 29, 2011
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline Life Happens When You Least Expect It
Website https://www.facebook.com/lebanonpa
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Awards

Philadelphia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Traverse City Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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