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Choke Canyon

1986 · 94 min

A scrappy, earnest underdog story with sabotage and canyon chases, pitting a principled scientist against corporate greed.

Directed by
Charles Bail
Genres
Action, Science fiction
Overview
Pilgrim Corporation has leased Choke Canyon to research physicist David Lowell for 99 years. Lowell has built an impressive research laboratory there. When Pilgrim suddenly needs Choke Canyon for toxic waste storage, they resort to violence to force out the renitent Lowell. However, Pilgrim Corportation vastly underestimates Lowell, who is a tenacious, principled, and ingenious man.
How it feels
Tense, earnest and dark. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Corruption, power, survival, justice
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Directed by
Charles Bail
Genres
Action, Science fiction
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

Cast

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