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Lift

1996 · 90 min

A drifting, low-key desert oddity that follows a gullible wanderer and asks for patience as much as curiosity.

Directed by
Anthony Theisen
Genres
Science fiction
Starring
Patrick Killian, Bruce Burns, Jose Ramos
Tagline
The Aliens are Coming
Overview
Young pizza delivery man Larry wanders through the desert waiting for the aliens to land - he believes in everything he hears and does anything anyone tells him.

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Directed by
Anthony Theisen
Genres
Science fiction
Starring
Patrick Killian, Bruce Burns, Jose Ramos
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • faith
    • identity
    • fate
    Places
    • wilderness
    • road trip
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour3
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    science fiction
    Directed by
    Anthony Theisen
    Written by
    Patrick Killian, John Denton, David Dawes, Anthony Theisen
    Starring
    Patrick Killian, Bruce Burns, Jose Ramos, Elyse Ashton, Lise Hart, Laura Bahr, Julie Chavez, G. Larry Butler
    Cinematography
    Robert Christopher Webb
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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