Movie

The Catch

1983 · 141 min

A patient, salt-soaked study of pride and stubbornness, where quiet confrontations on the water carry more weight than any speech.

Overview: A young man tries to overcome the hostility of his girlfriend's father, a tuna fisherman, by getting the father to teach him the trade's secrets.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, work, identity, loyalty
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 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
work
identity
loyalty
coming-of-age
Places: sea
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild