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The World's Fastest Indian

2005 · 127 min

A genial, unhurried ramble with a stubborn old dreamer, full of kindness from strangers and quiet triumph.

Directed by
Roger Donaldson
Genres
Drama, Adventure, History
Starring
Anthony Hopkins, Walton Goggins, Diane Ladd
Tagline
Based on one hell of a true story.
Overview
The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle—a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.

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Directed by
Roger Donaldson
Genres
Drama, Adventure, History
Starring
Anthony Hopkins, Walton Goggins, Diane Ladd
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • ambition
  • aging
  • friendship
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, adventure, history
Directed by
Roger Donaldson
Written by
Roger Donaldson
Starring
Anthony Hopkins, Walton Goggins, Diane Ladd, Bruce Greenwood, Iain Rea, Tessa Mitchell, Aaron Murphy, Tim Shadbolt
Music
J. Peter Robinson
Cinematography
David Gribble
Runtime
127 min
Country
New Zealand, Japan, United States of America
Languages
English, French

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