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Hero

1983 · 107 min

A drifting, low-key indie ramble that feels aimless and quietly sad, like a road trip that never quite gets anywhere.

Overview
A group of misfits sets out from Los Angeles for a destination they never arrive at.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 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
  • isolation
  • found family
  • identity
  • freedom
  • survival
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Alexandre Rockwell
Written by
Alexandre Rockwell
Starring
Paul Rockwell, Kim Flowers, Mika Yamada, William Fredrique Maher, William Blue House Johnson, Lorna Scott, Alexander Bull, Mrs. Browder
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish, Japanese

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