Movie Review - The Company You Keep
Director: Robert RedfordRating: RStudio: Voltage PicturesStars: Robert Redford, Brit Marling, Stanley TucciThings promise to get tense but never really do in the quasi-political thriller The Company You Keep. Directed by Robert Redford from Lem Dobbs' screenplay adaptation
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