An intimate portrait of John Lokitis, the youngest remaining resident of Centralia, Pennsylvania, and his quixotic fight to keep alive a hometown that has literally disintegrated under his feet. His unbowed determination and steadfast refusal to acknowledge defeat reveal a man, a town, a region, and a way of life abandoned and forgotten.
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The Town That Was was released in 2007 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 4 reviews, giving The Town That Was (2007) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 65%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Town That Was a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 65%, The Town That Was is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2007, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2007 with similar scores include films like Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Shoot 'Em Up and P.S. I Love You.
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