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Bully

2001 · 113 min

A grim, unflinching plunge into teenage nihilism that feels like watching a slow-motion car crash, unsettling and raw.

Directed by: Larry Clark
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Brad Renfro, Rachel Miner, Nick Stahl

Tagline: It's 4 a.m... do you know where your kids are?
Overview: A group of teenagers in South Florida enact a murder plot against their mutual bully, Bobby, who has emotionally, physically, and sexually abused them for years.

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Directed by: Larry Clark
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Brad Renfro, Rachel Miner, Nick Stahl

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
betrayal
trauma
friendship
crime
Places: suburbs
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	9
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: crime, drama, thriller
Directed by: Larry Clark
Written by: David McKenna, Roger Pullis
Starring: Brad Renfro, Rachel Miner, Nick Stahl, Bijou Phillips, Michael Pitt, Kelli Garner, Daniel Franzese, Leo Fitzpatrick
Music: Jerome Dillon, Joe Poledouris
Cinematography: Steve Gainer
Runtime: 113 min
Country: United States of America, France
Languages: English

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