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The United States of Leland (movie)
- User score: 6.5
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: Matthew Ryan Hoge
- Production companies: MDP Worldwide, Media 8 Entertainment, Thousand Words, Trigger Street Productions, Paramount Classics
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Revenue: $343,847
- Release date: 5/15/2003
- Run time: 108 min.
Movie description
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.