Badlands
A dreamy, detached drift through violence, with wide skies and a flat narration that makes the horror feel eerily calm and beautiful.
- About
- 1973 American crime film directed by Terrence Malick
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 1973
- Runtime
- 95 min
A dreamy, detached drift through violence, with wide skies and a flat narration that makes the horror feel eerily calm and beautiful.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 4 | |
| Horror | 3 | |
| Humour | 3 | |
| Realism | 7 | |
| Romance | 4 | |
| Tension | 6 | |
| Darkness | 7 | |
| Complexity | 6 | |
| Emotional weight | 7 |
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