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My Own Private Idaho

Movie · 1991 · 102 min

A dreamy, melancholic road movie that drifts between tender longing and raw vulnerability, demanding patience and emotional openness.

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1991 film directed by Gus Van Sant
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Year
1991
Runtime
102 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • love
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, independent, road, buddy, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Gus Van Sant
Written by
Gus Van Sant
Starring
Keanu Reeves, Jim Caviezel, River Phoenix, Gus Van Sant, Flea, Udo Kier, Grace Zabriskie, James Russo
Music
Bill Stafford
Cinematography
Eric Alan Edwards
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States
Languages
Italian, English

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