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Critic Ian Nathan
rated 6

The best advice, in this and most of life, is to cling to the pleasure of Frances McDormand’s company. That graceful worldliness she grants all she does.

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Cast & Crew

Gus Van Sant
Director
Matt Damon
As Steve Butler
Matt Damon
Writer
Hal Holbrook
As Frank Yates
John Krasinski
As Dustin Noble
Tim Guinee
As Drew
Frances McDormand
As Sue Thomason

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In the movie Promised Land, Steve Butler (Matt Damon) is a salesman for a natural gas company who is sent to a small town to convince the residents to allow his company to drill on their properties. The town is struggling economically, and Butler sees this as an opportunity to help them out. However, things become complicated when an environmental activist (John Krasinski) arrives in town and starts campaigning against the drilling. Butler begins to question his own motivations and loyalties as he becomes romantically involved with a local teacher (Rosemarie DeWitt). The movie explores themes of corporate greed, environmentalism, and the importance of community.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Promised Land include Still Alice, 3096 Days, Moonlight, Double Mommy, The Help, Seven Pounds.

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Promised Land was released in theaters on December 28, 2012.