Deidra & Laney Rob a Train

Name: Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Released: March 17, 2017
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 65

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): March 17, 2017 | TV-14

Summary: Deidra Tanner is a whip-smart high school senior who sells answers to chemistry tests to save up for college, all the while helping her mother raise her stubborn little sister, Laney, and her brother, Jet. It’s more than your average teenager can handle, but Deidra runs a tight ship—that is, until Mom blows a mental gasket at her retail jobDeidra Tanner is a whip-smart high school senior who sells answers to chemistry tests to save up for college, all the while helping her mother raise her stubborn little sister, Laney, and her brother, Jet. It’s more than your average teenager can handle, but Deidra runs a tight ship—that is, until Mom blows a mental gasket at her retail job and throws a high-end TV on the pavement. When Deidra realizes that jail time is ironically proving to be a healthy and therapeutic break from single parent life for her mom, her life is derailed. When she conjures up the will to face her new circumstances, Deidra focuses her talents on the train tracks in her own backyard. [Netflix]… Expand

Director: Sydney Freeland

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Crime

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 100 min

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Sheri Linden

Mar 14, 2017

Working from a snappy but never snarky screenplay by first-timer Shelby Farrell, helmer Freeland (Drunktown’s Finest) maintains a strain-free upbeat energy yet keeps the action rooted in a strong sense of place and class. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Mar 16, 2017

Crow and fellow up-and-comer Ashleigh Murray make an infectiously spirited duo in director Sydney Freeland’s sophomore feature; exuberant but not obnoxious, their combined energy and ingenuity is enough to steam the film through some off-track script wobbles. Read full review

Robert Abele

Mar 14, 2017

"Deidra & Laney” shows an easy flair for heartwarming comedy, character eccentricity and issues that sting but resolutions that soothe. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Mar 17, 2017

This reasonably engaging picture is being pushed as a kind of diversity-prioritizing indie comedy as opposed to the YA film it really is, for reasons not entirely clear to me. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jul 17, 2018

That rare made-for-Netflix comedy clever enough, desperate enough, that it could have found an audience on the big screen. Read full review

IndieWire Jude Dry

Mar 16, 2017

Freeland is clearly having fun behind the camera, but broad and superficial performances mean the fun doesn’t always translate. Read full review

The Film Stage Staff (Not Credited)

Mar 17, 2017

The not-so-subtle message of Deidra & Laney Rob a Train is one of self-confidence and self-actualization, and every single “good” character progresses fairly steadily towards their own version of this ideal, a decision that renders the eventual outcomes somewhat tedious in their predictability. Read full review

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