West of Here

West of Here

West of Here

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West of Here

"Love is the greatest journey of all."

2002

1h 19m

2.0(2 votes)

Drama

Music

Romance

Overview

Finding his only escape in music, Gil Blackwell (Josh Hamilton) decides to leave his monotonous business life in Boston when his cousin dies in a car accident. Gil ignores his father's disapproval and takes the family's antique truck for the promised land of California, but on the way a chance encounter reunites him with an old college flame, Genevieve (Fried Green Tomatoes' Mary Stuart Masterson), who joins his journey.

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9 members

Acting

Josh Hamilton

Gilbert Blackwell

Josh Hamilton

Acting

Mary Stuart Masterson

Genevieve Anderson

Mary Stuart Masterson

Acting

Guillermo Díaz

Thomas

Guillermo Díaz

Acting

Carlin Glynn

Sally Blackwell

Carlin Glynn

Acting

Norbert Leo Butz

Josiah Blackwell

Norbert Leo Butz

Acting

Tate Donovan

Dexter Anderson

Tate Donovan

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Elisabeth Moss

Cherise

Elisabeth Moss

Acting

Henry Harris

Man Walking Husky

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Kurt Soderstrom

Café Louis Manager

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