Rent Marie (1985)
3.5 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 52min
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- Synopsis:
Determined to turn her life around, Marie (Sissy Spacek) escapes her wife-beating husband and goes back to Tennessee. Struggling to bring up her children, she gets a job from old school friend Eddie Sisk (Jeff Daniels) working for the Governor (Don Hood). But Marie discovers that Sisk is part of a corrupt system (Morgan Freeman, John Cullum) involved in a 'bribes-for-pardons' scheme that leads to the release of dangerous criminals back onto the streets. Marie tries to warn the Governor but quickly finds the corruption goes deeper than she thought. Having lost her job and in the wake of intimidation, rape and murder, Marie struggles to expose the dirty dealing and bring the Governor's regime to justice. She challenged the state of Tennessee and put criminal justice on trial. - Actors:
- Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels, Keith Szarabajka, Morgan Freeman, Fred Dalton Thompson, Lisa Banes, Trey Wilson, John Cullum, Don Hood, Graham Beckel, Macon McCalman, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Robert Green Benson III, Dawn Carmen, Shane Wexel
- Directors:
- Roger Donaldson
- Producers:
- Frank Capra Jr., Elliot Schick
- Writers:
- Peter Maas, John Briley
- Aka:
- Marie: A True Story
- Studio:
- Sanctuary
- Genres:
- Drama
