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Lake City

2008 · 92 min

A quiet, heavy reunion drama that sits with old wounds and unsaid things, rewarding patience more than it offers momentum.

Directed by: Perry Moore, Hunter Hill
Genres: Action, Drama
Starring: Sissy Spacek, Jason Davis, Alina Phelan

Overview: In this searing Southern drama, a mother and son reunite under desperate circumstances years after a family tragedy drove them far apart.

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Directed by: Perry Moore, Hunter Hill
Genres: Action, Drama
Starring: Sissy Spacek, Jason Davis, Alina Phelan

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
isolation
redemption
guilt
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: action, drama
Directed by: Perry Moore, Hunter Hill
Written by: Hunter Hill, Perry Moore
Starring: Sissy Spacek, Jason Davis, Alina Phelan, Cheryl Fare, Jessica Hutson, Jack Weber, Sydney ter Avest, Kenny Hinkle
Music: Aaron Zigman
Cinematography: Robert Gantz
Runtime: 92 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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