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  • 2009
  • R
  • Monterey Media
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2009
  • R
  • Monterey Media
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary Diane Ford, a vivacious and successful independent truck driver, leads a carefree life of long-haul trucking, one night stands and all-night drinking with Runner until the evening her estranged 11-year-old son, Peter is unexpectedly dropped at her door. (Monterey Media)

Directed By: James Mottern

Written By: James Mottern

  • 2009
  • R
  • Monterey Media
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2009
  • R
  • Monterey Media
  • 1 h 30 m

Trucker

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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User Score Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings
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Summary Diane Ford, a vivacious and successful independent truck driver, leads a carefree life of long-haul trucking, one night stands and all-night drinking with Runner until the evening her estranged 11-year-old son, Peter is unexpectedly dropped at her door. (Monterey Media)

Directed By: James Mottern

Written By: James Mottern

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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31% Positive
4 Reviews
62% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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62% Mixed
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There are so many wonderfully unconventional things to like about this tiny independent film, Monaghan's earthy and uncompromising performance chief among them, its depth surprising you at every turn.
By Betsy Sharkey FULL REVIEW
75
Written and directed by James Mottern with more attention to character than to plot, Trucker is a simple, unadorned study of a loner forced by circumstance to embrace the world again -- but only on her terms.
By Rene Rodriguez FULL REVIEW
60
Writer-director James Mottern's drama has a lived-in feel, but is notable mainly for Michelle Monaghan's glam-less turn as Diane.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
60
You sense the Demme-esque working-class comedy that might have been.
By Joshua Rothkopf FULL REVIEW
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Fiercely acted but made with indifferent craft and no palpable feel for its subject matter, Trucker takes you on a ride from intrigue to indifference.
By Shawn Levy FULL REVIEW
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Writer-director James Mottern has a reasonably good feel for the textures of blue-collar life, but he pounds home the life lessons, underscoring them with poignant country-western songs.
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Whenever an actress takes on a gritty working-class role, the audience does a gut check of authenticity. Either the actress gets it, like Melissa Leo did in "Frozen River," or she doesn't, like Michelle Monaghan as the spoilin'-for-a-fight truck-driver heroine of the inert indie dud Trucker
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

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14% Negative
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29% Positive
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57% Mixed
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14% Negative
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Production Company Plum Pictures, Hanson Allen Films, Hart-Lunsford Pictures
Release Date Oct 9, 2009
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Some things in life you can't leave behind
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Awards

Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Woods Hole Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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