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Miles from Home

Two brothers. All they wanted was their share of the American dream.

1988 · 1h 48m · R Action, Crime, Drama
Directed by Gary Sinise

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Two brothers who are forced off their farm in the debt stricken mid-west become folk heroes when they begin robbing the banks that have been foreclosing on farmers.

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Fresh

Far from being stereotypes, these are real, complicated people.

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Fresh

Two women reach out to each other from opposite sides of the socioeconomic divide in Jeffrey M. Togman's marvelously revealing documentary about the psychology of poverty.

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Fresh

[Home] reveals the fragility of hope in survivalist mentalities pre-programmed to expect the worst.

Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Fresh

Uneven but generally effective drama has his teenage protag at a crossroads between street life and the straight-and-narrow.

Dennis Harvey, Variety
Fresh

Warmhearted but never sentimental or condescending, Home finally proves most affecting as an unsparing glimpse into the psychology of poverty.

Joshua Land, Village Voice

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