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Vroom

1988 · 89 min

A wistful, offbeat escape movie that drifts between drab small-town gloom and the giddy colour of a pink car, more mood than momentum.

Directed by: Beeban Kidron
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Clive Owen, Diana Quick, David Thewlis

Overview: Two young men and a sultry divorcee flee their drab hometown existence, taking to the road in a bubblegum pink chevrolet.

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Directed by: Beeban Kidron
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Clive Owen, Diana Quick, David Thewlis

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: freedom
identity
love
coming-of-age
isolation
Places: small town
road trip
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: romance, drama
Directed by: Beeban Kidron
Written by: Jim Cartwright
Starring: Clive Owen, Diana Quick, David Thewlis, Melanie Kilburn, Rosalind Bennett, Moya Brady, Sheila Reid, Bill Rodgers
Runtime: 89 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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