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Arkansas

2020 · 117 min

A slow-burn neo-noir that drifts between deadpan humour and sudden violence, leaving a lingering sense of fatalism.

Directed by
Clark Duke
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Action
Tagline
Crime knows no borders
Overview
Kyle and Swin live by the orders of an Arkansas-based drug kingpin named Frog, whom they've never met. But when a deal goes horribly wrong, the consequences are deadly.

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Directed by
Clark Duke
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Action
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • violence
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
crime, thriller, action, mystery
Directed by
Clark Duke
Written by
Andrew Boonkrong, Clark Duke
Starring
Liam Hemsworth, Clark Duke, Vince Vaughn, John Malkovich, Eden Brolin, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Kenneth Williams, Patrick Muldoon
Music
Devendra Banhart
Cinematography
Steven Meizler
Runtime
117 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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