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Southland Tales

2007-11-14 · 145 min · ★ 5.3

Science Fiction · Thriller · Comedy

Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.

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Directors
Richard Kelly
Production companies
Cherry Road Films, Darko Entertainment, MHF Zweite Academy Film, Inferno Distribution, Wild Bunch, Eden Roc Productions, Persistent Entertainment
Countries
Germany, United States of America, France
Status
Released
Budget
USD 17,000,000
Revenue
USD 374,743

Top Cast

Dwayne JohnsonDwayne JohnsonBoxer Santaros / Jericho Cane
Seann William ScottSeann William ScottRoland Taverner / Ronald Taverner
Sarah Michelle GellarSarah Michelle GellarKrysta Kapowski / Krysta Now
Mandy MooreMandy MooreMadeline Frost-Santaros
Justin TimberlakeJustin TimberlakePrivate Pilot Abilene
Miranda RichardsonMiranda RichardsonNana Mae Frost
Wallace ShawnWallace ShawnBaron Von Westphalen
Bai LingBai LingSerpentine
Nora DunnNora DunnCyndi Pinziki
John LarroquetteJohn LarroquetteVaughn Smallhouse
Kevin SmithKevin SmithSimon Theory
Amy PoehlerAmy PoehlerVeronica Mung / Dream
Wood HarrisWood HarrisDion Element
Zelda RubinsteinZelda RubinsteinDr. Katarina Kuntzler
Beth GrantBeth GrantDr. Inga Von Westphalen
Janeane GarofaloJaneane GarofaloGeneral Teena MacArthur
Cheri OteriCheri OteriZora Charmichaels
Jon LovitzJon LovitzBart Bookman
Holmes OsborneHolmes OsborneSenator Bobby Frost
Will SassoWill SassoFortunio Balducci

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