Review of August: Osage County (2013) by Bill S — 27 Apr 2014

Boring, slow moving and uninteresting. Sad that such a great case (Street and Roberts) couldn't help this film.

This review of August: Osage County (2013) was written by Bill S on 27 Apr 2014.

August: Osage County has generally received positive reviews.

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By Nick Dent (153) for Time Out Sydney (74) on 26 Sep 2017

Still, as a story of dysfunctionality begetting dyfunctionality, it packs a blackly funny punch, and Streep's performance is a thing to behold…

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By Brendan S (351) on 18 Aug 2016

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Awesome movie on Netflix... August Osage County. It's a dark movie and very intense…

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