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Galveston

2018 · 91 min

A grim, slow-burning Southern noir that lingers on damaged people and fleeting tenderness, leaving a heavy, melancholic ache.

Directed by
Mélanie Laurent
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Ben Foster, Elle Fanning, Beau Bridges
Tagline
Hell is real
Overview
After a violent encounter, Roy finds Rocky and sees something in her eyes that prompts a fateful decision. He takes her with him as he flees to Galveston, an action as ill-advised as it is inescapable.

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Directed by
Mélanie Laurent
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Ben Foster, Elle Fanning, Beau Bridges
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • redemption
  • guilt
  • survival
  • isolation
  • trauma
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
thriller
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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