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Bronco Billy

1980 · 116 min

A gentle, offbeat charmer about dreamers and misfits, mixing warm humor with a bittersweet, hopeful tone.

Tagline
The most outrageous of 'em all.
Overview
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • redemption
  • love
  • identity
  • ambition
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, comedy
Directed by
Clint Eastwood
Written by
Dennis Hackin
Starring
Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Scatman Crothers, Bill McKinney, Sam Bottoms, Dan Vadis, Sierra Pecheur
Cinematography
David Worth
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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