Leanne Miller is a 36-year-old wife and mother whose hunger for fame and fortune leads her down a dangerous path. A former beauty queen, Leanne is fed up with her unglamorously average lifestyle when she decides to take matters into her own hands by plotting a scheme to make her family instant celebrities. Teaming up with her ex-boyfriend, Billy, and his ex-con buddy, Jebidiah, Leanne conspires to have her 11-year-old daughter, Patty, kidnapped for just for a month or two. All Leanne has to do is keep the local press and Sherriff focused on the case at hand and off hers. What could go wrong?
Critic Reviews:
- " It's one of the better movies about murder, manipulation and celebrity since Gus Van Sant's 1995 feature To Die For. " – Rick Bentley (Tribune News Service)
- " It's not a stunning achievement from Raee, but “Austin Found” impresses is small doses, securing the atmosphere of dark comedy without falling apart. " – Brian Orndorf (Blu-ray.com)
- " Linda Cardellini – wow, is she good here: scary, weirdly sympathetic, pathetic, powerful … " – Mick LaSalle (San Francisco Chronicle)