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Night Moves

2014 · 112 min

A slow, quiet thriller that tightens like a wire, leaving you uneasy and complicit.

Directed by
Kelly Reichardt
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard
Overview
The story about three radical environmentalists coming together to execute the most intense protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.

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Directed by
Kelly Reichardt
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • morality
  • environment
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Kelly Reichardt
Written by
Kelly Reichardt, Jonathan Raymond
Starring
Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard, Alia Shawkat, Logan Miller, Kai Lennox, Katherine Waterston, James Le Gros
Music
Jeff Grace
Cinematography
Christopher Blauvelt
Runtime
112 min
Country
Brazil, United States of America
Languages
English

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