The Sugarland Express
A bittersweet, freewheeling chase through Texas that mixes scrappy humor with a growing sense of doom.
- About
- 1974 film by Steven Spielberg
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 1974
- Runtime
- 109 min
A bittersweet, freewheeling chase through Texas that mixes scrappy humor with a growing sense of doom.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 6 | |
| Horror | 1 | |
| Humour | 4 | |
| Realism | 8 | |
| Romance | 4 | |
| Tension | 6 | |
| Darkness | 5 | |
| Complexity | 5 | |
| Emotional weight | 7 |
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