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The Reivers

1969 · 106 min

A warm, rambling nostalgic ride through the rural South, full of mischief, easy charm and gentle life lessons.

Directed by
Mark Rydell
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Steve McQueen, Sharon Farrell, Ruth White
Tagline
Boon is a reiver (that's a cheat, a liar, a brawler and womaniser) and he had just four days to teach young Lucius the facts of life (like cheating, lying, brawling and womanizing).
Overview
In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a trip to Memphis and a series of adventures.

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Directed by
Mark Rydell
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Steve McQueen, Sharon Farrell, Ruth White
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • family
  • freedom
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
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
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
106 min
Country
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Languages
Italian, English

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