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Rumble Fish

1983 · 94 min

A dreamlike, brooding noir that drifts through smoky streets, all mood and melancholy over plot.

Tagline
Rusty James can't live up to his brother's reputation. His brother can't live it down.
Overview
Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
  • grief
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, romance
Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
Written by
S.E. Hinton, Francis Ford Coppola
Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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