Miles from Home
Action, Crime, Drama
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1988
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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.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
108 min
Release date:
16 Sep 1988
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$188,964
Awards:
1 nomination.
Top Critics Reviews
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,
28 Feb 2006
fresh:
Uneven but generally effective drama has his teenage protag at a crossroads between street life and the straight-and-narrow.
– Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
20 Jun 2006
fresh:
[Home] reveals the fragility of hope in survivalist mentalities pre-programmed to expect the worst.
– Ronnie Scheib,
Variety,
19 Sep 2006
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,
19 Sep 2006
fresh:
Far from being stereotypes, these are real, complicated people.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
22 Sep 2006