In Dubious Battle (2016)
In the California apple country, nine hundred migratory workers rise up "in dubious battle" against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own-stronger than its individual members and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on his tragic idealism-on the "courage never to submit or yield."
In Dubious Battle (2016)
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Released Year: 2017
Runtime: 110 minutes
Genre: Drama
Directors: James Franco
Writers: Matt Rager
Casts: John Savage, Ashley Greene, Bryan Cranston, Danny McBride, Jack Kehler, Ed Harris, Beth Grant, James Franco, Sam Shepard, Analeigh Tipton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ahna O'Reilly, Robert Duvall, Nat Wolff, Josh Hutcherson, Selena Gomez, Austin Stowell, Zach Braff, Vince Jolivette, Scott Haze, Keegan Allen, Alex Morf, Coby Batty, Kimberly Crandall, Jacob Loeb
IMDB: In Dubious Battle (2016)
Storyline
In the California apple country, nine hundred migratory workers rise up "in dubious battle" against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own-stronger than its individual members and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on his tragic idealism-on the "courage never to submit or yield."
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Entertainment Weekly -
For all its noble intentions, though, the movie struggles to transcend broad outlines: Its characters are strictly symbols, timeworn archetypes of good and evil as threadbare and familiar as the artfully faded calicos and denim on their backs.
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Movie Nation -
As thrilling as it is that Franco got In Dubious Battle made — the title comes from Milton’s “Paradise Lost” — and as impressive as the cast list is on paper, his inability to spot star power and screen charisma in actors younger than himself lets him and Steinbeck down.
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Variety -
The movie gives us bits and pieces of drama, but in a larger way it doesn’t invite us in.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
There is not a lot of risk-taking involved in the visual storytelling or in trying to find a cinematic equivalent of the novel’s style, making In Dubious Battle a rather classical period piece for the most part, though one with at least one very solid performance at its center.
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The Playlist -
It’s maybe Franco’s best-crafted film to date, and also maybe his dullest.
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In the California apple country, nine hundred migratory workers rise up "in dubious battle" against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own-stronger than its individual members and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on his tragic idealism-on the "courage never to submit or yield."
In the California apple country, nine hundred migratory workers rise up "in dubious battle" against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own-stronger than its individual members and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on his tragic idealism-on the "courage never to submit or yield."
In the California apple country, nine hundred migratory workers rise up "in dubious battle" against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own-stronger than its individual members and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on his tragic idealism-on the "courage never to submit or yield."
In the California apple country, nine hundred migratory workers rise up "in dubious battle" against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own-stronger than its individual members and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on his tragic idealism-on the "courage never to submit or yield."