The United States of Leland
Movie • 2003 • Crime
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A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.
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an older woman sleeps with a 15 year old, it is not shown explicitly but they are shown kissing
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No but leland does stab himself in the hand to “see what it felt like” to which a prisoner thought it was his way of trying to commit suicide
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Is there gun violence?
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There are two references to guns though. one around the middle of the movie when the dad goes to shoot Leland and a second time when one of the characters robs a store. no one is shot though.
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Over and over again.
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There is mention of one, it is not shown though
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No but there is a scene where the main character does talk about how he has only cried twice in his life. it may come across as being ridiculed but it’s not explicit.
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psychadelicpunk
R slur is used again and again, as well as a mentally disabled kid getting killed on the basis of "setting him free"
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