In the lighthearted heist film, teen sisters ashleigh murray and rachel crow resort to thievery to make ends meet after their mom is thrown in jail. Your purchase helps us remain independent and adfree. Deidra is a geniuslevel high school student on the verge of. The comingofage dramedy stars ashleigh murray and rachel crow as two sisters who start robbing trains.
Written by shelby farrell and directed by sydney freeland, this comedy drama follows two teenage sisters, deidra and laney, who start robbing trains in order to collect the money necessary for bailing their mother out of prison. The movies apt shoutout to mary tyler moore has extra resonance since. The two leads are great and its stylish, energetic and absolutely rattles along. With a dash of grit and a healthy dose of disney channelesque pep, the. Contrary to the title, deidra and laney rob many trains. Two teenage sisters start robbing trains to make ends meet after their single mothers emotional meltdown in an electronics store lands her in jail. May 01, 2017 this movie stars teens of color and doesnt paint them as onedimensional stereotypes. Graduation looms, their parttime dad is a full time schemer, and adolescent embarrassments arrive daily just like the train that rambles noisily through. Left alone to care for her younger sister and brother, the superbright teen heroine hatches a scheme to save her family home and get her mom out of jail. Set in present day, with shades of raising arizona and little miss sunshine.
Everything about this film is terrifically average. Deidra and laney rob a train is the type of film to watch when there is nothing better that you havent already seen. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Left alone to care for her younger sister and brother, the superbright teen heroine hatches. It stars ashleigh murray, rachel crow, tim blake nelson, david sullivan, danielle nicolet and sasheer zamata. Susan cartsonis and nick moceri serve as producers. On paper, this looked set to be a disney channel movie of the week type affair or another netflix dud in the same vein as coin heist. I wonder if, being in the same situation deidra and laney find themselves in in this movie. Check out the official trailer of deidra and laney rob a train, the upcoming drama comedy movie directed by sydney freeland based on a script by shelby farrell and starring ashleigh murray, rachel crow, tim blake nelson, danielle nicolet, sasheer zamata, david sullivan, missi pyle, arturo castro, brooke markham, and sharon lawrence. Not only is this movie a fantastic feelgood comedy that the entire family can enjoy, it also showcases strong, black female leads overcoming. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled.
There are levels to the existence of the film, and the casting, that. Jan 19, 2017 two teenage sisters start robbing trains to make ends meet after their single mothers emotional meltdown in an electronics store lands her in jail. This movie stars teens of color and doesnt paint them as onedimensional stereotypes. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Its lighthearted and feelgood, as movies are allowed to be. This reasonably engaging picture is being pushed as a kind of diversityprioritizing indie comedy as opposed to the ya film it really is, for reasons not entirely clear to me. Jan 20, 2017 check out the official trailer of deidra and laney rob a train, the upcoming drama comedy movie directed by sydney freeland based on a script by shelby farrell and starring ashleigh murray, rachel crow, tim blake nelson, danielle nicolet, sasheer zamata, david sullivan, missi pyle, arturo castro, brooke markham, and sharon lawrence. To help her struggling family, deidra hatches a plan to start robbing trains. Graduation looms, their parttime dad is a fulltime schemer, and adolescent. Best netflix series ranked 200 fresh free movies online.
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