The United States of Leland
2003 · 108 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 24,720 VOTES · DIR. Matthew Ryan Hoge
Overview
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,316 lines
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00:00:46 THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND
00:05:36 Slow down, Harry, I can't understand you.
00:10:55 Newest addition to SH and your very own pop sheet, Mr Leland P. Fitzgerald
00:15:04 How could he mean enough for that boy to hurt him?
00:19:42 that was pretty much all the story I got.
00:23:08 Just...
00:28:24 The whole point of wearing it is so you don't stand out.
00:32:17 You have no idea how beautiful you are.
00:36:25 So your lawyer, Charlie... It's Charlie, right?
00:41:02 Oh, I'm not going another way or anything. It's really no big deal to take you home.
00:44:55 I mean, what don't they see?
00:48:41 I didn't even look. I just signed.
00:52:26 You don't think I'm aware of that?
00:55:43 And the dad, I guess he noticed the two big duffel bags that I had next to me.
00:59:57 Why?
01:03:55 it just sort of came up, you know, I didn't...
01:07:55 And er...
01:11:14 what it feels like to be alone.
01:15:08 you don't even feel like a human person any more.
01:19:43 What you did was wrong. And I know you know that.
01:23:52 ...do anything.
01:29:09 # Open the box
01:33:43 Come here.
02:00:00 up the ghost on you?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,316
Dialogue density12.2 lines / min
First line00:00:46
Final line02:00:00
Production Record
DirectorMatthew Ryan Hoge
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$343,847
IMDb votes24,720