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Badlands

Movie · 1973 · 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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1973 American crime film directed by Terrence Malick
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Class
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Year
1973
Runtime
95 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • crime
  • violence
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Terrence Malick
Written by
Terrence Malick
Starring
Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates, Ramon Bieri, John Carter, Alan Vint, Bryan Montgomery, Gary Littlejohn
Music
George Tipton
Cinematography
Tak Fujimoto
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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