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  • 2009
  • R
  • Vivendi Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2009
  • R
  • Vivendi Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary A moving and gripping drama of sacrifice and self-discovery; Tennessee is the story of three people who strive to realize their dreams. Brothers Carter and Ellis set out on a road trip to their childhood home in a desperate search for their estranged father, who may hold the key to their future. Along the way, they are joined by Krystal ...

Directed By: Aaron Woodley

Written By: Russell Schaumburg

  • 2009
  • R
  • Vivendi Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2009
  • R
  • Vivendi Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m

Tennessee

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
42
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 126 User Ratings
2.4
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Summary A moving and gripping drama of sacrifice and self-discovery; Tennessee is the story of three people who strive to realize their dreams. Brothers Carter and Ellis set out on a road trip to their childhood home in a desperate search for their estranged father, who may hold the key to their future. Along the way, they are joined by Krystal ...

Directed By: Aaron Woodley

Written By: Russell Schaumburg

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Mariah Carey is perfectly fine playing a waitress who dreams of becoming, yes, a singer -- even if the superstar's presence in such a small venture seems jarring.
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Tennessee is drenched in melancholy, a trip through a tunnel of pain illuminated by a lone ray of light at the end.
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55% Negative
69 Ratings

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Ultimately, nothing can save this pic from the warm fuzzies.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
50
Woodley’s film mostly floats along on its melancholy drift, so well-attuned to the low-key rhythms of its beaten-down characters that it never quite summons up enough energy for the rest of us, who are along for the ride.
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40
The good news for Carey is that she gets to prove she's a pretty decent actress after all. The bad news, of course, is that she's done it in a movie no one has any other reason to see.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
30
It isn't saying much, but at least her (Carey) work here is more substantial than in the catastrophic "Glitter."
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
25
A twist ending does nothing to make the previous 85 minutes interesting.
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Production Company Lee Daniels Entertainment, Smokewood Entertainment Group
Release Date Jun 5, 2009
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline There is always one last chance
Website http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tennessee-2008/13252237826
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