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Jungleland

2020 · 90 min

A gritty, slow-burn road movie that feels heavy with regret and fragile hope, punctuated by raw violence and quiet tenderness.

Directed by
Max Winkler
Genres
Drama
Starring
Charlie Hunnam, Jack O'Connell, Jessica Barden
Overview
Stanley manages his boxer brother Lion but when a devastating loss in the ring leaves the pair in debt, an opportunity to recoup the cash leads to a series of misadventures that threaten to break the bond between them.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Max Winkler
Genres
Drama
Starring
Charlie Hunnam, Jack O'Connell, Jessica Barden
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • redemption
  • guilt
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Max Winkler
Written by
Max Winkler, Theodore Bressman, David Branson Smith
Starring
Charlie Hunnam, Jack O'Connell, Jessica Barden, Fran Kranz, Jonathan Majors, John Cullum, Owen Burke, Meredith Holzman
Music
Lorne Balfe
Cinematography
Damián García
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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