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White Lightning

1973 · 101 min

A gritty, sun-baked Southern revenge yarn with car chases, easy charm and a sour undertow of small-town corruption.

Tagline
Meet the Bayou's baddest good ol' boy.
Overview
An ex-con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • corruption
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, action, crime
Directed by
Joseph Sargent
Written by
William W. Norton
Starring
Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, Matt Clark, Louise Latham, Diane Ladd, R.G. Armstrong
Music
Charles Bernstein
Cinematography
Edward Rosson
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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