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Fences

Movie · 2016 · 139 min

A slow, dialogue-driven drama that feels like watching a great play, with powerful performances and raw emotional confrontations.

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2016 film by Denzel Washington
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Year
2016
Runtime
139 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • family
  • race
  • betrayal
  • parenthood
  • grief
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Denzel Washington
Written by
August Wilson
Starring
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Mykelti Williamson, Russell Hornsby, Jovan Adepo, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Saniyya Sidney
Music
Marcelo Zarvos
Cinematography
Charlotte Bruus Christensen
Runtime
139 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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