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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932 · 92 min

A grim, relentless descent into injustice that leaves you shaken and angry long after it ends.

Tagline: Six sticks of dynamite that blasted his way to freedom … and awoke America’s conscience!
Overview: A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, survival, corruption, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
survival
corruption
isolation
guilt
Places: prison
big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild