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Freeway

1996 · 104 min

A gritty, darkly comic thrill ride that keeps you tense and amused as a tough teen outsmarts predators in a twisted fairy tale.

Tagline: Her life is no fairy tale.
Overview: Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
justice
class
trauma
deception
Places: road trip
prison
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	4
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: comedy, crime, thriller, drama
Directed by: Matthew Bright
Written by: Matthew Bright
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Wolfgang Bodison, Dan Hedaya, Amanda Plummer, Brooke Shields, Michael T. Weiss, Bokeem Woodbine
Music: Danny Elfman
Cinematography: John Thomas
Runtime: 104 min
Country: United States of America, France
Languages: English

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