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The Lucky Ones Details

2008 Certificate TBC
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When three very different U.S. soldiers find themselves on an unplanned road trip across America, they form a deep bond that may be the closest thing any of them has to real family. T.K. Poole, Colee Dunn and Fred Cheever arrive in New York from Germany only to find their connecting flights canceled due to a power outage. .. Read more

Starring Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins, Michael Pena, Katherine LaNasa
Director Neil Burger
Genres Comedy, Drama

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The Lucky Ones

When three very different U.S. soldiers find themselves on an unplanned road trip across America, they form a deep bond that may be the closest thing any of them has to real family. T.K. Poole, Colee Dunn and Fred Cheever arrive in New York from Germany only to find their connecting flights canceled due to a power outage. Anxious to get to their respective destinations, they agree to share a rented minivan to suburban St. Louis where Cheever is to reunite with his wife and teenage son. From there, the other two plan to fly to Las Vegas where the macho T.K. wants to make an important stop before seeing his fiancée and the tough yet naïve Colee plans to pay a visit to a fallen fellow-soldier's family. But, when Cheever's homecoming turns out to be a far cry from what he anticipated, the trio's one-day drive expands into an impromptu cross-country marathon. Along the way, they experience a string of surprising adventures ranging from the hilarious to the heartbreaking. As their interstate journey takes them from a barroom brawl to a high society dance to a bizarre Sunday morning church service, T.K., Colee and Cheever discover that home is not quite what they remembered and the unlikely companionship they've found in one another might be what matters most of all.

Starring Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins, Michael Pena, Katherine LaNasa, Molly Hagan, Spencer Garrett, Arden Myrin, Kirk B.R. Woller, Annie Corley, Christian Stolte
Director Neil Burger
Studio MOMENTUM PICTURES
Run time DVD: 1 hr 44 mins
Certificate Certificate TBC
Genres Comedy, Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 17 Aug 2009
Production year: 2008
Format DVD
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    There are earnest war movies, there are jingoistic war moviesand then there are war movies in which a servicewoman... read more on Time Out

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    The lucky ones

    very good film worth warching

      • debsuk from Arbroath
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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    good

    this was a good basic film.Three army people let out for a month face thier troubles work them out then all rounded up neatly.A good start interesting middle and nice finish.The team worked well together i enjoyed all 3 cast roles not seen this kind of film before just alot of emotions rolled into one with a lot of laughs on the way.In parts it was slow however it was still worth a watch.

      • jflicks from Knutsford
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