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The Legend of Bagger Vance

2000 · 126 min

A gentle, old-fashioned fable that drifts along like a lazy afternoon, offering comfort and quiet uplift more than suspense.

Directed by
Robert Redford
Genres
Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Tagline
It Was Just A Moment Ago.
Overview
World War I has left golfer Rannulph Junuh a poker-playing alcoholic, his perfect swing gone. Now, however, he needs to get it back to play in a tournament to save the financially ravaged golf course of a long-ago sweetheart. Help arrives in the form of mysterious caddy Bagger Vance.

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Directed by
Robert Redford
Genres
Drama, Romance, Fantasy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • grief
  • love
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, romance, fantasy
Directed by
Robert Redford
Written by
Jeremy Leven
Starring
Matt Damon, Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Bruce McGill, Joel Gretsch, J. Michael Moncrief, Peter Gerety, Wilbur Fitzgerald
Music
Rachel Portman
Cinematography
Michael Ballhaus
Runtime
126 min
Country
Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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