East of Middle West

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East of Middle West

2021

1h 44m

8.7(7 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

A teenage runaway and a widowed father each fight to take matters into their own hands to redeem their dark past.

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20 members

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Carson MacCormac

Chris

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Scott McCord

Bill

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Joris Jarsky

Denny

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Sophie Hoyt

Amy

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Kristian Day

Doctor

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Ira Amyx

Skip

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Bridgette Bassa

Diane

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Betsy Bergthold

Maddie

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Joe Coffey

Carl

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Bill Ginkens

Red

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Eileen Hertz

Nancy Norton

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Jaden Jacobson

Joey

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Bill Kalinak

Troy

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John Earl Robinson

Jim

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Ann Sonneville

Linda

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Luke Charles Stafford

Tom Hawkins

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Yve Rojas

Margaret

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Barrington Vaxter

Steve

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Rachel Storey

Brenda

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Kelly Owens

Mrs. Stafford

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