Movie

Promised Land

2012 · 106 min

A quiet, talky drama that builds its tension through conversation and moral pressure, with a late twist that reframes the whole argument.

Tagline: What's your price?
Overview: A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, corruption, identity, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
corruption
identity
family
justice
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild