In Dubious Battle

Name: In Dubious Battle
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016-10-08
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: James Franco, Nat Wolff, Selena Gomez, Vincent D'Onofrio, Robert Duvall

2016·Movie·R·110 min·★ 5.8(159)

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In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own—stronger than its individual members, and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on his tragic idealism—'courage, never submit, or yield'.

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About In Dubious Battle

In Dubious Battle is a 2016 English-language drama film directed by James Franco. The cast is led by James Franco, Nat Wolff, Selena Gomez. It has a runtime of 1h 50m. Viewers rate it 5.8/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, The CW.

In Dubious Battle was produced by Thats Hollywood, Rabbit Bandini Productions, and AMBI Group and made in United States of America. It was released on October 8, 2016, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $10 million, it went on to gross $0 million worldwide.

Director: James Franco
Writers: Matt Rager
Release date: October 8, 2016
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $10 million
Box office: $0 million
Production: Thats Hollywood, Rabbit Bandini Productions, AMBI Group

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In Dubious Battle cast & crew

In Dubious Battle was directed by James Franco and written by Matt Rager.

The cast features James Franco as Mac McLeod, Nat Wolff as Jim Nolan, Selena Gomez as Lisa London, Vincent D'Onofrio as Al Anderson, Robert Duvall as Chris Bolton, and Ed Harris as Joy.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Volker Bertelmann, cinematography is by Bruce Thierry Cheung, and it was produced by Ron Singer and Iris Torres.

Is In Dubious Battle worth watching?

In Dubious Battle holds an audience score of 5.8/10 from 159 ratings, a more divisive drama films.

At 1h 50m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, In Dubious Battle is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch In Dubious Battle

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