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Fugitive Killer

1974 · 87 min

A quiet, uneasy bond forms between innocence and danger, keeping you anxious for the boy as sympathy and dread pull against each other.

Directed by
Emile A. Harvard
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Neil Patrick, George De Vries, Richard O'Barry
Overview
A young boy befriends a man he meets while fishing, not knowing that the man is an escaped killer on the run from the law.

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Directed by
Emile A. Harvard
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Neil Patrick, George De Vries, Richard O'Barry
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Emile A. Harvard
Written by
Astrid Reiter
Starring
Neil Patrick, George De Vries, Richard O'Barry, Dee Dee Deering
Runtime
87 min
Languages
English

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