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Down in the Valley

2005 · 112 min

A slow, unsettling descent into delusion and danger, blending tender romance with mounting dread and tragic consequences.

Directed by
David Jacobson
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring
Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse
Tagline
Sometimes it's hard to find your way.
Overview
On a trip to the beach, a teenage girl named Tobe meets a charismatic stranger named Harlan, who dresses like a cowboy and claims to be a former ranch hand. The pair feel an instant attraction and begin a relationship, but her father, a lawman, is suspicious of her lover.

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Directed by
David Jacobson
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring
Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
  • madness
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance, thriller, western
Directed by
David Jacobson
Written by
David Jacobson
Starring
Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse, Rory Culkin, Bruce Dern, John Diehl, Geoffrey Lewis, Elizabeth Peña
Music
Peter Salett
Cinematography
Enrique Chediak
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America, Ireland
Languages
Italian, English

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