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The Man Without a Face

1993 · 115 min

A quiet, heartfelt story of an unlikely friendship tested by suspicion, with a melancholic but ultimately uplifting tone.

Directed by: Mel Gibson
Genres: Drama
Starring: Mel Gibson, Nick Stahl, Margaret Whitton

Tagline: A fatherless boy had almost given up all his dreams... until one man believed in him enough to make them come true.
Overview: Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.

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Directed by: Mel Gibson
Genres: Drama
Starring: Mel Gibson, Nick Stahl, Margaret Whitton

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
isolation
identity
grief
redemption
Places: small town
single country house
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Mel Gibson
Written by: Malcolm MacRury
Starring: Mel Gibson, Nick Stahl, Margaret Whitton, Fay Masterson, Gaby Hoffmann, Geoffrey Lewis, Richard Masur, Michael DeLuise
Music: James Horner
Cinematography: Donald McAlpine
Runtime: 115 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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