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Winter's Bone

Movie · 2010 · 103 min

A cold, quiet trudge through hard country, gripping you with dread and stubborn grit rather than speed.

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2010 film by Debra Granik
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Year
2010
Runtime
103 min
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • politics
  • crime
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Debra Granik
Written by
Debra Granik, Daniel Woodrell, Anne Rosellini
Starring
Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Garret Dillahunt, Sheryl Lee, Tate Taylor, Dale Dickey, Marideth Sisco, Kevin Breznahan
Music
Dickon Hinchliffe
Cinematography
Michael McDonough
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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