Country Strong (2010)

6.3PG-13117 min

2010 American film

Country Strong is a 2010 American musical drama film starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund, and Leighton Meester. The film, about an emotionally unstable country music star who attempts to revive her faltering career, was directed and written by American filmmaker Shana Feste. It premiered in Nashville, Tennessee on November 8, 2010, and had a limited release in the United States on December 22, 2010, before expanding wide on January 7, 2011. This is the second film in which McGraw and Hedlund have worked together, the first being Friday Night Lights in 2004. At the 83rd Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Original Song ("Coming Home").

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What is Country Strong about?
Country Strong (2010) — A drama centered on a rising country-music songwriter (Hedlund) who sparks with a fallen star (Paltrow). Together, they mount his ascent and her comeback, which leads to romantic complications involving her husband/manager (McGraw) and a beauty queen-turned-singer (Meester).
Is Country Strong based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Country Strong scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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