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A River Runs Through It

1992 · 123 min

A slow, sun-dappled elegy that drifts like the river itself, quietly breaking your heart while celebrating the beauty of family and memory.

Directed by: Robert Redford
Genres: Drama
Starring: Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt

Tagline: Nothing perfect lasts forever. Except in our memories.
Overview: The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister, the boys eventually part company when Norman moves east to attend college, leaving his rebellious brother to find trouble back home. When Norman finally returns, the siblings resume their fishing outings, and assess where they've been and where they're going.

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Directed by: Robert Redford
Genres: Drama
Starring: Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 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
grief
love
addiction
nature
Places: countryside
small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Robert Redford
Written by: Richard Friedenberg
Starring: Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Lloyd, Edie McClurg, Stephen Shellen, Vann Gravage
Music: Mark Isham
Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot
Runtime: 123 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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