Promising Young Woman
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
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About 2017 film directed by Martin McDonagh
Genres drama, crime, mystery, black comedy
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Written by Martin McDonagh
Starring Peter Dinklage, Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Kathryn Newton, Samara Weaving, Lucas Hedges
Music Carter Burwell
Runtime 115 min
Country United States, United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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