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Transamerica

2005 film directed by Duncan Tucker

Film · TMDB

7.0

A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.

Released: 2005-02-14103 minDir: Duncan TuckerDrama, Adventure, Comedy

Cast

Felicity Huffman as Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne / Stanley Schupak
Kevin Zegers as Toby Wilkins
Fionnula Flanagan as Elizabeth Schupak
Burt Young as Murray Schupak
Carrie Preston as Sydney Schupak
Elizabeth Peña as Margaret

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Ratings · OMDb

IMDb

7.3/10

42,992 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

77%

Metacritic

66/100

Rated: R
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 32 wins & 26 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by: Duncan Tucker
Written by: Duncan Tucker
Produced by: Rene Bastian Sebastian Dungan Linda Morgan
Starring: Felicity Huffman Kevin Zegers Graham Greene Fionnula Flanagan Burt Young Carrie Preston Elizabeth Peña
Cinematography: Stephen Kazmierski
Edited by: Pam Wise
Music by: David Mansfield
Production company: Belladonna Productions
Distributed by: The Weinstein Company IFC Films (North America) Contentfilm International (Overseas)
Release dates: February 14, 2005 ( 2005-02-14 ) ( Berlinale ) December 2, 2005 ( 2005-12-02 ) (United States)
Running time: 103 minutes
Country: United States

Key dates

Published: 1 January 2005

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: LGBTQ-related film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Director: Duncan Tucker
Screenwriter: William H. Macy
Composer: David Mansfield
Producer: William H. Macy
Narrative location: Arizona
Filming location: Arizona

Article

Transamerica is a 2005 American road comedy-drama film written and directed by Duncan Tucker, and starring Felicity Huffman and Kevin Zegers. Released by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company, the film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 14, 2005, and to theaters in the United States on December 2, 2005.

The screenplay, inspired in part by conversations between Tucker and his then-roommate Katherine Connella, tells the story of Bree (Huffman), a trans woman, who goes on a road trip with her long-lost son Toby (Zegers).