Margaret (2011) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	September 30, 2011 (Limited)
On DVD:	July 10, 2012
Genre:	Drama
Director:	Kenneth Lonergan
Writer:	Kenneth Lonergan
Cast:	Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, J. Smith-Cameron, Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno
Studio:	Fox Searchlight Pictures
Running Time:	149 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for strong language, sexuality, some drug use and disturbing images

MARGARET centers on a 17-year-old New York City high-school student who feels certain that she inadvertently played a role in a traffic accident that has claimed a woman's life. In her attempts to set things right she meets with opposition at every step. Torn apart with frustration, she begins emotionally brutalizing her family, her friends, her teachers, and most of all, herself. She has been confronted quite unexpectedly with a basic truth: that her youthful...

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Complex, star-studded and gripping, Margaret had serious potential for award contention - back when it was made in 2007. Five years later, the drama arrives on DVD and Blu-ray with a whimper, a victim of multiple edits, lawsuits and rumors. The final result, a 150-minute epic, is a paradox: it is simultaneously incredible and a muddled mess.

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