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Among Giants

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Among Giants (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 17

Fresh: 10

Rotten:7

Average Rating: 5.7/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] language and sexuality/nudity

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A high-wire electrical tower painter is hired to do an illegal and dangerous job. While organizing a team to help him finish the task on time, he hires a visiting female climber to help out. As the race is on to get the job done, the romance is... A high-wire electrical tower painter is hired to do an illegal and dangerous job. While organizing a team to help him finish the task on time, he hires a visiting female climber to help out. As the race is on to get the job done, the romance is also beginning to unfold between the two, but there is someone trying to come between them among the team of workers. Who knew the presence of this strange woman could possibly sabotage friendships, jobs, and lives? [More]

Starring: Rachel Griffiths, James Thornton, Pete Postlethwaite

Starring: Rachel Griffiths, James Thornton, Pete Postlethwaite

Director: Sam Miller

Director: Sam Miller

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Oct 19, 1999

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There is little Griffiths or Postlethwaite can do to fill out Beaufoy's underwritten, uninvolving script.

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