The Place Beyond The Pines

– A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 20 Minutes
Release Year:
2012
The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)

A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
USA
Genre:

The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) - Trailer

Release Date:

19 Apr 2013

Language:

English, Spanish

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:

Derek Cianfrance

Writer:

Derek Cianfrance (story), Ben Coccio (story), Derek Cianfrance (screenplay), Ben Coccio (screenplay), Darius Marder (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Ryan Gosling, Craig Van Hook, Eva Mendes, Olga Merediz

Plot:

A mysterious and mythical motorcycle racer, Luke, (Ryan Gosling) drives out of a traveling carnival globe of death and whizzes through the backstreets of Schenectady, New York, desperately trying to connect with a former lover, Romina, (Eva Mendes) who recently and secretly gave birth to the stunt rider's son. In an attempt to provide for his new family, Luke quits the carnival life and commits a series of bank robberies aided by his superior riding ability. The stakes rise as Luke is put on a collision course with an ambitious police officer, Avery Cross, (Bradley Cooper) looking to quickly move up the ranks in a police department riddled with corruption. The sweeping drama unfolds over fifteen years as the sins of the past haunt the present days lives of two high school boys wrestling with the legacy they've inherited. The only refuge is found in the place beyond the pines.

Awards:

4 wins & 19 nominations.

Gross profit:

$21,300,000

Production:

Focus Features

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
Metacritic:
68%