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One Way

2022 · 96 min

A tense, claustrophobic bus ride through a rainy night, with danger lurking at every stop and a wounded man's desperation mounting.

Directed by
Andrew Baird
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
mgk, Storm Reid, Drea de Matteo
Tagline
No wrong turn goes unpunished.
Overview
On the run with a bag full of cash after a robbing his former crime boss—and a potentially fatal wound—Freddy slips onto a bus headed into a rainy night in Georgia. With his life slipping through his fingers, Freddy is left with very few choices to survive.

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Directed by
Andrew Baird
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
mgk, Storm Reid, Drea de Matteo
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Andrew Baird
Written by
Ben Conway
Starring
mgk, Storm Reid, Drea de Matteo, Travis Fimmel, Kevin Bacon, Luis Da Silva, Jr., Meagan Holder, Rhys Coiro
Music
Raffertie
Cinematography
Tobia Sempi
Runtime
96 min
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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