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Live Free or Die

2006 · 89 min

A wry, low-key black comedy that follows small-town schemers bumbling through a cover-up, more amusing than tense.

Directed by
Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Aaron Stanford, Paul Schneider, Michael Rapaport
Tagline
The criminal mind is a terrible thing to waste
Overview
It's not the crime, it's the cover-up. In small-town, hard-scrabble New Hampshire, foul-mouthed all-talk slacker John "Rugged" Rudgate fancies himself a criminal. When a local plumber stares him down at a pub, Rugged vows revenge, pouring brake fluid in the man's water supply. When the man dies from unrelated causes, Rugged and his side-kick, the even dimmer Jeff, try to cover up what they think i

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Directed by
Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Aaron Stanford, Paul Schneider, Michael Rapaport
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • guilt
  • family
  • ambition
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, crime
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
Stevie Salas, Dorian Heartsong
Cinematography
Harlan Bosmajian
Runtime
89 min
Languages
English

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