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Havoc

2005 · 86 min

A tense, uncomfortable plunge into privilege and danger, watching naive thrill-seeking curdle into real consequences.

Directed by
Barbara Kopple
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, Shiri Appleby
Tagline
Too much is never enough.
Overview
A wealthy Los Angeles teen and her superficial friends want to break out of suburbia and experience Southern California's "gangsta" lifestyle, but problems arise when they provoke the wrath of a violent Latino gang.

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Free in the UK
  • Rakuten TV
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Barbara Kopple
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, Shiri Appleby
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • identity
  • race
  • violence
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

Free
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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Barbara Kopple
Written by
Stephen Gaghan
Starring
Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, Shiri Appleby, Michael Biehn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Matt O'Leary, Freddy Rodríguez, Laura San Giacomo
Music
Cliff Martinez
Cinematography
Kramer Morgenthau
Runtime
86 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
Spanish, English

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