

Country Strong
2010-12-22 · 117 min · ★ 6.1
Soon after the rising young singer-songwriter Beau Williams gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star Kelly Canter, the pair embark on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager James and featuring a beauty queen-turned-singer Chiles Stanton. Between concerts, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all.
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Production details
- Directors
- Shana Feste
- Production companies
- Maguire Entertainment, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Material Pictures, TVM Studios
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 15,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 20,601,987
Top Cast
Gwyneth PaltrowKelly Canter
Garrett HedlundBeau Hutton
Tim McGrawJames Canter
Leighton MeesterChiles Stanton
Marshall ChapmanWinnie
Lari WhiteHair Stylist
Jeremy ChildsJJ
James DeForest ParkerJoe
Jackie WelchTeacher
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