| Main Street | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | John Doyle |
| Written by | Horton Foote[1] |
| Produced by | Adi Shankar Megan Ellison Jonah Hirsch Spencer Silna |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Donald McAlpine |
| Edited by | Richard Francis-Bruce |
| Music by | Patrick Doyle |
Production company | 1984 Films |
| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures Myriad Pictures (International)[2] |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,560[3] |
Main Street is a 2010 Americandrama film about several residents ofDurham, North Carolina, a city in the Southern U.S., whose lives are changed by the arrival of a stranger with a controversial plan to save their decaying hometown.
Each of the colorful citizens of a close-knit North Carolina community—from a once-wealthy tobacco heiress to the city's mayor to a local police officer—will search for ways to reinvent themselves, their relationships and the very heart of their neighborhood.[1][4]
The film was shot nearly entirely inDurham, North Carolina in April and May 2009.[5] The screenplay was written by Pulitzer Prize–winning writerHorton Foote after he found downtown Durham empty on a weekend visit several years earlier.[6]
Myriad Pictures bought the international distribution rights in May 2009. The film was promoted at the 2009Cannes Film Festival by its producers and stars.[7][8]
Reception for the film has been generally negative. On review aggregation websiteRotten Tomatoes, the film has a 14% approval rating based on reviews from seven critics, with an average score of 4.7/10.[9]
Blog Critics reviewed the film, saying, "Everything that occurs in the film feels shallow somehow, and it’s a shame because Main Street had all of the basic elements that would have made it truly, a great film."[10]
