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Fierce People

Drama A coming-of-age story about the perils of privilege, Lions Gate Films’ FIERCE PEOPLE examines the deceit and betrayal that erupts when a working-class mother and her son move to a wealthy “country club” suburb where social climbing is a blood sport. Starring Oscar ® nominee Diane Lane (UNFAITHFUL, UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN), Donald Sutherland (COLD MOUNTAIN, THE ITALIAN JOB) and Anton Yelchin (HEARTS IN ATLANTIS), FIERCE PEOPLE is directed ... [+]
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New York Post
New York Post
"Director Griffin Dunne's adaptation of Dirk Wittenborn's fiercely personal novel ambles pleasantly through coming-of-age movie territory"  POS
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TV Guide
TV Guide
"Not even the always reliable Diane Lane can save this one"  NEU
United StatesUnited States AV Club "'Fierce People's' first hour is dominated by brittle social satire, but in its third act, the film takes a jarring turn toward tremblingly sincere melodrama" NEU
United StatesUnited States San Francisco Chronicle "Plays like a movie that some teenage boy cooked up in his chemistry lab."  NEG
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
"The idea that rich people are an alien tribe is just one of many that get lost in Wittenborn’s distracted script." NEU
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