- HD 1080
- Runtime: 108m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Matthew Ryan Hoge
- Stars: Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Chris Klein, Kevin Spacey, Jena Malone
- keywords: romance, teacher, murder, writer, theft, juvenile detention center
- Production_studio: MDP Worldwide, Media 8 Entertainment, Thousand Words, Trigger Street Productions, Paramount Classics
- Slogan: Crime. Confusion. Compassion. They're all just states of mind.
- The The United States of Leland is featured in the top rankings of 2003
- #42 in Top Crime Movies of 2003
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.
