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The Sugarland Express

Movie · 1974 · 109 min

A bittersweet, freewheeling chase through Texas that mixes scrappy humor with a growing sense of doom.

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1974 film by Steven Spielberg
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Year
1974
Runtime
109 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • crime
  • freedom
  • family
  • justice
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, crime, neo-noir
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Written by
Steven Spielberg, Matthew Robbins, Hal Barwood
Starring
Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, William Atherton, Steve Kanaly, Dean Smith, Gregory Walcott, Louise Latham, Michael Sacks
Music
John Williams
Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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