Promised Land

2012
R
1h 46m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

40K

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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.

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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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

40K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 7 nominations

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Trailer 2:30

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Promised Land: Let Some Other Guy Be Last

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Promised Land: Let Some Other Guy Be Last

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Promised Land: How To Take Care Of Something

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Promised Land: How Do You Do It?

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Promised Land: Your Cooperation Is Valuable

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Promised Land: More Complicated Than It Seems

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Trivia
Originally, this movie was supposed to be Matt Damon's directorial debut. But due to short time to prepare for the movie and also some creative conflicts, Damon dropped out as the director (but remained as an actor) and Gus Van Sant came aboard to direct.

Goofs
Yates is said to have an M.A. from MIT, but MIT does not grant Master of Arts degrees.

Quotes
Alice: Let me guess: 40, married, marketing, two kids.
Steve Butler: 38, stripper/waitress,but born to be a singer.
Alice: Fuck you, I'm a teacher!
Steve Butler: No, I was talking about me. You wanna see a dance? It's 100 bucks.

Crazy credits
Through most of the end credits, the camera zooms out to a wide shot of the town where the film takes place.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.54 (2012)

Soundtracks
Waterfront
Written by Dave Palmer and Brian Reitzell
Performed by Dave Palmer
Courtesy of Maryannis Music Inc.

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Featured review

9/10

Much better then I expected. Really makes you feel and understand both sides of the argument. I highly recommend. I say A.

"I'm not selling them natural gas. I'm selling them the only way they have to get back." Steve Butler (Damon) is a salesman working for Global, a natural gas company. Him and his partner travel to a small farming community to buy up property rights in order to drill. When an objection by a local teacher causes an enviormentalist activist to show up things get harder for Steve. This is a movie where the trailer doesn't do it justice. I wanted to see it based off the cast but it looked a little boring. While the movie is a little slow moving it is in no way boring. The writing and acting is very good and the "bad guy" that Damon plays really makes you feel for him and kind of root for him instead of the "good guy". While the movie does get a little political towards the end this is not a typical "enviromental/save the Earth" type movie. This movie makes you able to feel both sides of the argument and almost forces you to pick a side. I expected this to be boring with good acting going in. I got sucked in pretty fast and ended up really liking this much more then I thought I would. Overall, much better then expected and I highly recommend this. I give it an A.