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Bad Country

2014 · 95 min

A grim, grounded crime drama that simmers with tension and moral compromise, set in the humid, unforgiving South.

Directed by
Chris Brinker
Genres
Drama, Action, Crime
Starring
Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, Neal McDonough
Overview
When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South's most powerful crime ring.

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Directed by
Chris Brinker
Genres
Drama, Action, Crime
Starring
Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, Neal McDonough
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • justice
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, action, crime
Directed by
Chris Brinker
Written by
Jonathan Hirschbein
Starring
Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, Neal McDonough, Amy Smart, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Don Yesso, Kevin Chapman, Bill Duke
Cinematography
Zoran Popović
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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