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The Mosquito Coast

1986 · 119 min

A slow descent from idealistic dream to dangerous obsession, watching a family's paradise curdle under a father's unraveling grip.

Directed by
Peter Weir
Genres
Drama, Adventure
Starring
Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix
Tagline
He never bargained for what he found.
Overview
An inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia.

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Directed by
Peter Weir
Genres
Drama, Adventure
Starring
Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • isolation
  • madness
  • survival
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, adventure
Directed by
Peter Weir
Written by
Paul Schrader
Starring
Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Jadrien Steele, Hilary Gordon, Rebecca Gordon, Jason Alexander, Dick O'Neill
Music
Maurice Jarre
Cinematography
John Seale
Runtime
119 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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