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Pray for Rain

  • 2017
  • PG-13
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.1K
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Jane Seymour in Pray for Rain (2017)
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When a journalist returns to the California farming community where she was raised, she discovers that it has been ravaged by drought and become a place ruled by gangs.When a journalist returns to the California farming community where she was raised, she discovers that it has been ravaged by drought and become a place ruled by gangs.When a journalist returns to the California farming community where she was raised, she discovers that it has been ravaged by drought and become a place ruled by gangs.

  • Director
    • Alex Ranarivelo
  • Writers
    • Christina Moore
    • Gloria Musca
  • Stars
    • Jane Seymour
    • Annabelle Stephenson
    • Nicholas Gonzalez
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    1.1K
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    • Director
      • Alex Ranarivelo
    • Writers
      • Christina Moore
      • Gloria Musca
    • Stars
      • Jane Seymour
      • Annabelle Stephenson
      • Nicholas Gonzalez
    • 19User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jane Seymour
    Jane Seymour
    • Olivia Gardner
    Annabelle Stephenson
    Annabelle Stephenson
    • Emma Gardner
    Nicholas Gonzalez
    Nicholas Gonzalez
    • Nico Reynoso
    James Morrison
    James Morrison
    • Patrick Waring
    Paul Rodriguez
    Paul Rodriguez
    • Francisco Reynoso
    Ali Afshar
    Ali Afshar
    • Scorpion
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    • Adam Campbell
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    Liz Godwin
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    • Director
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      • Christina Moore
      • Gloria Musca
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    5kosmasp

    Prey

    No typo there, both works in a way. This is run of the mill sort of. There are obstacles and drama, but you know where this is going and I wouldn't fault the actors too much, not because I think they are great, but just because the core material does not give them much to play around with. Again the story is very simple and easy to follow.

    You may like that or you may be annoyed by it. Whatever the case, this is not rough around the edges even if it gets violent from time to time and a bit "dangerous". So a TV movie of the week and it knows what it is. Also there have been worse movies than this particular one. Also nice to see some of the actors like Jane Seymour. Other than that, just don't expect much
    10erik_didden

    Really good, worth your time.

    This movie touched me and this is what has to happen with a drama movie.

    Strong characters, well played, i have no idea what movie the guy above me watched but this was absolutely a good movie.

    It was even so good that i had to make a account here just to leave this review to tell you all to watch it when you have the chance.

    You wont regret it, the score is definitely to low.
    6larrys3

    Often Spins Into Ridiculous Plot Elements

    Set in Central Valley, California, this film often plays like a Made- for-TV or B-movie. Annabelle Stephenson stars here, as Emma, a NYC writer for a fashion magazine, who is returning to her hometown of Bella Canejo, Ca., for her father's funeral.

    Soon however, she'll be switching hats from fashion reporter to investigative sleuth, as she tries to get to the bottom of a large conspiracy involving the cutting off of desperately needed water to the local farmers by those who want to force them out and buy their land for pennies on the dollar.

    Some of the decisions by the intrepid Emma had me shaking my head in disbelief as they became more and more ridiculous as the movie progressed. There was enough here though to keep me interested and want to know how it would all turn out, and it does have some twists near the end and a poignant finale.

    Reading the review of critic Roger Moore, on Rotten Tomatoes outlining where the production of this film was coming from raised a lot of red flags for me, so buyer beware.
    d.rust

    The Movie that Killed John Heard

    After running after Kevin McCallister for decades, John Heard died shortly after this movie opened. Cause of death was extreme shame. Rest in Peace, John.

    As for the "star" of this movie, it ain't Jane Seymour. Word is that she needed some cash for her luxury one-bedroom, one-bathroom condo in East L.A. so the producers fronted her the money. She repaid them with a dead-eyed performance as a throw-away mother that sits around berating her successful daughter.

    Yeah, the daughter. She starts out the movie at a red carpet event in Hollyweird where she is obligated by the script to answer a phonecall from "Mom" with a "WHAT!?" as though she has some kind of "loving" arrangement with her crack-whore mother. And then, the boo-hoo moment: she says "wha-a-at?" (WHAT DIALOGUE!). Turns out that her commie daddy, struggling during Californica's worst drought to cultivate apples that are killing the population by sucking all the water out of the ground, is dead. He's been stung by a sentient tractor and had his brains sucked out. Actually not, but you're kind of hoping for a good plot twist.

    So it turns out the Jets and Sharks are going around raping women and stealing water. The sheriff has had to arrest people who are going to jail for having drunk water in public. Or something like that. Sounds like a deal! You go to jail and you won't die from thirst.

    More plot complications throw Emma (the daughter) on a dirt bike ("WEAR A HELMET!"-- "screw you, 'Mom'!") Yeah, she eventually has to wear a full helmet so they can use a stunt person. She judo-chops a guy, steals his car, steals his ID. Cripes what a total #LUSER he is.

    Yeah, a couple of plot twists later, Kevin's dad gets his just desserts (and it Ain't apple pie). The aliens turn out to be disguised as SMELTS. And the whole movie crumbles from there on. 0 out of 10, IMDb doesn't allow a nil vote.

    Oh, truth be told, the only aliens in this movie are the illegal kind. But they're the *nice* illegal kind, all Asian-y and products of war in far-off lands. Christ on a Mr Christie's cracker, this is a CHEESY piece of crap.
    ncangmrsb

    Profanity

    Gods name is used in vain within the first 5 minutes

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    • Trivia
      Bella Conejo "Beautiful Rabbit" is a fictitious farming community. The largest community closest to the San Luis reservoir is Los Banos CA. Pop 36,000 at last census circa 2010. Bella Conejo could also be based in smaller adjacent communities such as: Gilroy, Ingomar, Gustine, Dos Palos CA... to name a few.
    • Goofs
      No way an entire orchard was destroyed in a single afternoon even with heavy equipment.
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    • Release date
      • June 16, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rezando por la lluvia
    • Filming locations
      • Coalinga, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • ESX Entertainment
      • ESX Productions
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      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
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      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
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