''Abundant Acreage Available'' is a 2017

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written and directed by

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Amy Ryan Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski, known professionally as Amy Ryan, is an American actress of stage and screen. A graduate of New York's High School of Performing Arts, she is an Academy Award nominee and two-time Tony Award nominee. Ryan began her pr ...

and

Terry Kinney Terry Kinney (born January 29, 1954) is an American actor and theater director, and is a founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, with John Malkovich, Laurie Metcalf, Gary Sinise, and Jeff Perry. Kinney is best known for his role as ...

star as siblings dealing with their father's recent death when three brothers, whose family operated the land for generations, return to bury their own father.

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is one of the executive producers.

Cast

as Tracy Ledbetter *

as Jesse Ledbetter *

Max Gail Maxwell Trowbridge Gail Jr. (born April 5, 1943) is an American actor who has starred on stage, and in television and film roles. He is best known for his role as Detective Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz on the sitcom ''Barney Miller'' (1975–1982), ...

as Hans *

Francis Guinan Francis V. Guinan Jr. (born November 17, 1951) is an American film, television and stage actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Edgar Teller the patriarch in the short-lived series ''Eerie, Indiana''. The Council Bluffs, Iowa-born actor h ...

as Tom *

Steve Coulter Steve Coulter is a team owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.Covitz, Randy (2003) "NASCAR trucks season preview: Rookie Kvapil moves in to championship truck", ''Kansas City Star'', 2003-02-16 His team, Xpress Motorsports, won the Truck Ser ...

as Charles

Release

The film premiered at the 2017

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, where the jury awarded it the Best Screenplay in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film prize.

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acquired distribution rights, with intentions to release the film theatrically and

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. The movie premiered on September 29, and later streamed on Amazon Prime and Kanopy.

Reception

''Abundant Acreage Available'' received mostly positive reviews from critics. On

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it has score of 68 out of 100, based on 10 reviews. On

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it has a score of 80% based on 20 reviews. Peter Debruge of ''

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'' lauded Ryan's performance, stating "Only on the big screen are we able to fully appreciate the minutely detailed nature of Ryan’s performance, revealing Tracy’s soul via the slightest narrowing of the eyes or the almost-subliminal tensing of her cheekbones." However, Debruge expressed concern about the film's box office prospects, hypothesizing that "MacLachlan’s practically mirthless approach will cost the film commercially." Rodrigo Perez of ''ThePlaylist.net'' praised the filmmaker, noting, "MacLachlan’s humble commitment to the subtle features and specificity of the film is bold and mature. Most filmmakers wouldn’t dare attempt to direct, much less write, a movie this spare." Perez also cited Kinney's performance as "equally compelling" in one of his "meatier roles".

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* American drama films 2017 drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-drama-film-stub