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- 2013
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 45 m
- 2013
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 45 m
Summary A family's farming business is threatened by an unexpected crisis, further testing the relationship between a father and his rebellious son.
Directed By: Ramin Bahrani
Written By: Hallie Elizabeth Newton, Ramin Bahrani
- 2013
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 45 m
- 2013
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 45 m
At Any Price
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6.2
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Summary A family's farming business is threatened by an unexpected crisis, further testing the relationship between a father and his rebellious son.
Directed By: Ramin Bahrani
Written By: Hallie Elizabeth Newton, Ramin Bahrani
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
61
55% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
42% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
3% Negative
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1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
61
55% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
42% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
This is a brave, layered film that challenges the wisdom of victory at any price. Both of its central characters would slip easily into conventional plot formulas, but Bahrani looks deeply into their souls and finds so much more.
Efron makes hay with his richest role post-High School Musical, making Dean a rural rake with conflicting charisma.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
6.2
44% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
44% Mixed
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7 Ratings
13% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
6.2
44% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
44% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
13% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
I like this movie a lot and consider it underrated. The cast is wonderful and the narrative development is effective. Another reason I like it: I'm more or less from that place. I totally recognize the midwestern community that is borderline rural/urban. Small town but not really insulated from changing times. I was almost shocked by how well the filmmakers nailed that.
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Dennis Quaid gives a career-highlight performance as a highly-driven, personable corn farmer. Zac Efron plays his rebellious stockcar driving son, who'd rather race than raise. It's all about Quaid's character and he creates a nuanced, dynamic performance. Other than one seemingly random seduction, the writing and direction are effective. This isn't a lofty drama with oversize emotions and overstated performances, but a quietly compelling portrait of a well-intentioned, but flawed father whose ego and ambition test his family's commitment.
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If At Any Price overstates its points, they are still worth making. And the hot-wired performances by Mr. Quaid and Mr. Efron drive them home in a movie that sticks to your ribs and stays in your head.
A roughly mixed but interestingly plotted offshoot of "Death of a Salesman."
Bahrani is brilliant at small gestures and the way they can speak volumes, but in At Any Price he’s aiming for grand tragedy, and he doesn’t yet have the knack. The pacing of the final act is uncertain; the epic sweep doesn’t arrive.
The audacious ending, though unjustified by what had come before, was clearly something mainstream Hollywood would not have tolerated. Yet the 90 minutes in between, a mass of symbols and improbabilities so great they provoke outright laughter, made me wonder whether aliens stole Bahrani’s brain.
Though well-researched and competently acted, At Any Price doesn’t risk much, having neither a thesis nor a resolution. Like an awkward hug between estranged relations, there’s a lack of confidence in the execution.
At Any Price is a dramatic movie of a family..which extends to test the relationship between a father and son. Denis Quaid is brilliant overall and Zac Efron has also made his mark with this movie.
Overall 6.5/10
Acting 7/10
Storyline 5/10
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Production Company
Black Bear,
Treehouse Pictures,
Killer Films,
Noruz Films (I),
Big Indie Pictures,
Cineric
Release Date Apr 26, 2013
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating R
Tagline How far would you go to chase a dream?
Awards
Venice Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
