America
2009 · 90 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 714 VOTES · DIR. Yves Simoneau
Overview
In "America," Dr. Maureen Brennan, a psychiatrist at a youth treatment center, encounters her newest patient, a bi-racial boy named America. Through their sessions, Dr. Brennan helps America come to terms with his roller-coaster life, which began when he was taken by authorities from his crack-addicted mother, and placed into foster care as an infant. The short time of stability in his life occurred when America lived with Mrs. Harper, the elderly nanny to one of his foster families. Later reunited with his mother, she soon abandons America and he is again placed into foster care. Lagging behind in school and full of anger, America retreats further away from society after years of sexual abuse. After attempting suicide, America is placed in a treatment center where Dr. Brennan helps him open up about his painful past and discover the support and courage he needs to get his life back on track.
Dialogue Timeline — 802 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:28 Kids, living on the street
00:03:48 America? Hi.
00:06:35 Got a problem, man?
00:11:22 l'm too tired.
00:15:14 -Wanna talk about Mrs. Harper? -No.
00:18:13 That's a good one for you. Now here is a popular book.
00:21:22 You know what happens to those kids? Jail or homelessness.
00:25:14 Somebody help me! America, no! Somebody help me!
00:28:08 Man, you cover for me, man?
00:31:27 Okay.
00:33:49 One of life's mysteries.
00:38:01 Chore list up for the week! Listen up!
00:42:09 lt's okay. l'm not very good at it.
00:45:31 You have a sexy mouth.
00:50:40 -Can you tell me about your brothers? -After the cops came l never saw them again.
00:53:28 You gotta stop walking out on me, all right? We're past that.
00:56:44 -And the snake! The snake. -''S.''
01:01:00 all right?
01:05:36 You haven't missed anything, okay? Just leave me alone.
01:10:29 Yeah. Reunification, l heard it.
01:15:11 -Two messages. -Okay, l'll do them after lunch.
01:17:48 No, something ain't right.
01:20:28 and then you don't have to worry about that old lady.
01:25:06 Kids go away, released into the world at 18 I never know where they may land