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Virginia

The simple life... is rarely simple.

5.2

1h 51m

2010

“The simple life... is rarely simple.”

Synopsis

A sheriff sees his state senate bid slide out onto the ice when his daughter begins to date the son of a charming but psychologically disturbed woman with whom the sheriff has engaged in a two-decade-long affair.

Director

Dustin Lance Black

Trailer

Drama

sheriffparent child relationship

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Cast & Crew

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly

as Virginia

Emma Roberts

Emma Roberts

as Jessie Tipton

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

as Max

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

as Sheriff Dick Tipton

Carrie Preston

Carrie Preston

as Betty

Lucas Grabeel

Lucas Grabeel

as Nervous Mormon

Yeardley Smith

Yeardley Smith

as Mrs. Whitaker

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

as Mrs. Tipton

Anne Lockhart

Anne Lockhart

as Police Dispatch Operator (voice)

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