Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- serious
- morally conflicted
- serious drama night
- independent film viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the performances, especially Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron, compelling enough to give weight to an uneven and overly contrived farming drama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Henry's farming empire and the investigation into its business practices drive the family's crisis.
Henry expects Dean to expand the farm, while Dean wants to become a professional race car driver.
Dean's race car ambitions provide a concrete alternative to inheriting the family agricultural business.
Henry's identity is bound to business success, family legacy, and maintaining authority.
Films like At Any Price, and why
The Place Beyond the Pines
shared family conflict, ambition, morally compromised business practices, and grounded American drama
The Wrestler
shared father-son tension, working-class aspiration, and pressure within a competitive professional world
Winter's Bone
shared rural American setting, family dysfunction, and serious examination of economic survival
Friday Night Lights
shared sports ambition, strained family relationships, and emotionally grounded dramatic storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Ramin Bahrani
- Release Date
- 2012-08-30
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (236)
Cast
- Dennis Quaid
- Zac Efron
- Kim Dickens
- Clancy Brown
- Maika Monroe
- Heather Graham
- Red West
- Chelcie Ross
- Stephen Louis Grush
- Ben Marten
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is At Any Price about?
- A driven farm patriarch and his racing-obsessed son confront the moral and financial costs of preserving a family agricultural empire.
- What is At Any Price like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of At Any Price as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is At Any Price violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in At Any Price as mild.
- What did critics think of At Any Price?
- Critics broadly found the performances, especially Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron, compelling enough to give weight to an uneven and overly contrived farming drama.
- Which films are like At Any Price?
- Films with a similar feel include The Place Beyond the Pines, The Wrestler, Winter's Bone, and Friday Night Lights.
- How long is At Any Price?
- At Any Price runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch At Any Price?
- In United States, At Any Price is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
