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Prairie Home Companion, A (2006) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Prairie Home Companion, A (2006) a score of 2.8802 out of 4

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Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)

A down-home-exquisite musical dramedy....read the complete Prairie Home Companion, A (2006) review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)

Like most Altman movies, A Prairie Home Companion is intelligent and indulgent, an experiment conducted by an ensemble....read the complete Prairie Home Companion, A (2006) review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)

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Plume Noire

Robert Altman's latest film is the personified death of radio. Based on the famed thirty-year NPR program of the same name, A Prairie Home Companion takes place during the final broadcast of the titular show. Written by Garrison Keillor, the famed...read the complete Prairie Home Companion, A (2006) review at Plume Noire

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Alternative Film Guide (Andre Soares)

The sacred cows of the Hollywood firmament — or Hollywood barn, if you want to be really literal — will receive hosannas from certain quarters no matter how mediocre their output. Some believe that to say something negative about the likes of Robert...read the complete Prairie Home Companion, A (2006) review at Alternative Film Guide (Andre Soares)