Promised Land

– A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 46 Minutes
Release Year:
2012
Promised Land (2012)

A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.

Promised Land (2012) - Trailer

Release Date:

04 Jan 2013

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Writer:

John Krasinski (screenplay), Matt Damon (screenplay), Dave Eggers (story)

Main Actors:

Matt Damon, Benjamin Sheeler, Terry Kinney, Carla Bianco

Plot:

Corporate salesman Steve Butler (Matt Damon) arrives in a rural town with his sales partner, Sue Thomason (McDormand). With the town having been hit hard by the economic decline of recent years, the two outsiders see the local citizens as likely to accept their company's offer, for drilling rights to their properties, as much-needed relief. What seems like an easy job for the duo becomes complicated by the objection of a respected schoolteacher (Holbrook) with support from a grassroots campaign led by another man (Krasinski) who counters Steve both personally and professionally.

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Gross profit:

$7,600,000

Production:

Focus Features

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
52%
Metacritic:
55%