The read
Scores higher than 85% of the 3,226 2000s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
After twelve years in prison, Walter returns home. His family has abandoned him, save for his brother-in-law. Few know he's a sex offender and pedophile. Walter finds an apartment and is regularly visited by his parole officer. He gets a job at a lumber mill and starts seeing a coworker. Then his new world begins to unravel; as his past becomes known, he strikes up a high-risk friendship with a young girl and realizes that a man loitering near a schoolyard is a child molester prowling for his next victim.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic72/100
541 audience votes
Key crew
- Nicole KassellDirector
- Nathan LarsonOriginal Music Composer
- Steven FechterScreenplay
- Nicole KassellScreenplay
Cast
- Kevin BaconWalter
- David Alan GrierBob
- Kyra SedgwickVicki
- EveMary-Kay
- Benjamin BrattCarlos
- Carlos LeonPedro
- Michael ShannonRosen
- Nicole GibsonGirl with Red Ball
- Kevin RiceCandy
- Yasiin BeySgt. Lucas
- Hannah PilkesRobin
- Jessica NagleAnnette
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Themes
pedophiliaworkex-detaineegirlfriendpolice officerthreatparole officerwoman directoremotionsswear
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