The United States of Leland

A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky.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.

6.5

108 min

Cast

Don Cheadle

as Pearl Madison

Ryan Gosling

as Leland P. Fitzgerald

Chris Klein

as Allen Harris

Kevin Spacey

as Albert T. Fitzgerald

Jena Malone

as Becky Pollard

Lena Olin

as Marybeth Fitzgerald

Michelle Williams

as Julie Pollard

Martin Donovan

as Harry Pollard

Ann Magnuson

as Karen Pollard

Kerry Washington

as Ayesha

Sherilyn Fenn

as Mrs. Calderon

Matt Malloy

as Charlie

Wesley Jonathan

as Bengel

Michael Peña

as Guillermo

Michael Welch

as Ryan Pollard

Ron Canada

as Elden

Troy Winbush

as Dave

Nick Kokich

as Kevin

Yolonda Ross

as Miranda

Leyna Nguyen

as TV Reporter

Jim Haynie

as Ben

Randall Bosley

as Sheriff Donaldson

Jody Wood

as Cop One

Robert Peters

as Security Guard

Kathleen S. Dunn

as Doris

Tony McEwing

as News Anchor

Lawrence Lowe

as Detention Specialist

Charles Hess

as Main Entrance Guard

Kimberly Scott

as Myra

Angela Paton

as Airplane Woman

Ryan Malgarini

as 6-Year-Old Leland

Maria Arcé

as Bethany

Dell Yount

as Court Officer

Clyde Kusatsu

as Judge

Melanie Lora

as Hotel Waitress

Rene Rivera

as Mechanic

Alec Medlock

as 12-Year-Old Leland

Jim Metzler

as Cemetery Reporter

Michael McCleery

as Mechanic #2

David Barrera

as First Officer

Sheeri Rappaport

as Second Officer

Kevin Patrick Kelly

as Doctor

Evan Helmuth

as Grocery Guy

Ty Hodges

as Student

Jonathan Adler

as Neighbor

Director

Matthew Ryan Hoge