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2002·PG-13

Sunshine State

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Drama2h 21m

🍅80%

🍅

80%

Tomatometer

🍿

58%

Popcornmeter

6.4

TMDB

Storyline

A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.

Trailers

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Official Trailer - SUNSHINE STATE (2002, John Sayles, Angela Bassett)

Details

DirectorJohn Sayles

ReleasedJun 21, 2002

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$3.4M

Parental guidePG-13US

Studio

Anarchist's Convention Films

Cast

Jane Alexander

Jane Alexander

Delia Temple

Mary Alice

Mary Alice

Eunice Stokes

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Desiree Perry

Gordon Clapp

Gordon Clapp

Earl Pinkney

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Dr. Elton Lloyd

Edie Falco

Edie Falco

Marly Temple

Miguel Ferrer

Miguel Ferrer

Lester

Timothy Hutton

Timothy Hutton

Jack Meadows

Alan King

Alan King

Murray Silver

James McDaniel

James McDaniel

Reggie Perry

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Francine Pinkney

Ralph Waite

Ralph Waite

Furman Temple

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

fuboTV

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Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“Wonderfully acted, but the story and pacing can use a little work.”

80% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

D

David Ansen

RTNewsweekMar 8, 2018

Who wants to complain abut an American movie that has too much on its mind? ... Best of all is Falco, whose bruised, brusque, soulful Southern girl banishes all traces of Carmela Soprano.

A

Adam Nayman

RTeye WEEKLYAug 20, 2002

A fiercely intelligent South Florida mosaic.

P

Peter Howell

RTToronto StarAug 9, 2002

Sunshine State resembles Sayles' sketchbook more than his finished work, and we might hope that something more polished might spring from it.

V

Vadim Rizov

RTFilmmaker MagazineFeb 16, 2023

Another approach to engaging with and defanging anti-blackness in once-venerated cultural objects...

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Information

Title

Sunshine State

Released

Jun 21, 2002

Rated

PG-13

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h 21m

Status

Released

Studio

Anarchist's Convention Films

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