Movie

Virginia

2010 · 111 min

A slow-burn character study that feels like a tense, melancholic small-town drama with moments of dark humor.

Tagline: The simple life... is rarely simple.
Overview: A sheriff sees his state senate bid slide out onto the ice when his daughter begins to date the son of a charming but psychologically disturbed woman with whom the sheriff has engaged in a two-decade-long affair.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity, obsession, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
obsession
isolation
sexuality
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild