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Deidra & Laney Rob a Train

2017 · 92 min

A scrappy, warm-hearted caper that balances teenage mischief with real family stakes, easy to root for.

Directed by
Sydney Freeland
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Ashleigh Murray, Rachel Crow, Tim Blake Nelson
Overview
After their mother ends up in jail, two sisters turn to train robbery in order to support their family.

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  • Netflix
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Directed by
Sydney Freeland
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Ashleigh Murray, Rachel Crow, Tim Blake Nelson
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • coming-of-age
  • crime
  • loyalty
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, crime
Directed by
Sydney Freeland
Written by
Shelby Farrell
Starring
Ashleigh Murray, Rachel Crow, Tim Blake Nelson, David Sullivan, Danielle Nicolet, Sasheer Zamata, Missi Pyle, Sharon Lawrence
Music
Joel Pickard, Mark Orton
Cinematography
Quyen Tran
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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