A burglary-homicide rattles the residents of a small Alaska town, in particular two women made widows by the crime and their mutual friend, Sam, the proprietor of the local motor lodge. Sam is an outsider himself, a former rodeo champ all too happy to leave the jolt and violence of the ring behind. So when his guests prove unruly or a stranger reaches out to him, reluctance is his natural response. Secrets are revealed, violence increases, and the people in town act more unhinged. His hesitancy - and his willingness to move past it - becomes the lynchpin for his survival.

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What do the critics say?

Based on 7 Sweet Virginia Cinema reviews, Sweet Virginia gets an average Cinema review score of 73. The score for all versions is 73 based on a total of 14 reviews.

90/100

variety.comCinema

Part neo-noir, part latter-day Western, this exceptional indie thriller delivers well-acted character insights amid its shadowy, small-town Alaskan setting.

2346d ago

90/100

www.villagevoice.comCinema

Get lost in the darkness of the pulp-noir western “Sweet Virginia”

2346d ago

80/100

www.hollywoodreporter.comCinema

Christopher Abbott and Jon Bernthal play characters who forge an unlikely friendship in a crime thriller that also stars Rosemarie DeWitt and Imogen Poots.

2346d ago