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South of Heaven, West of Hell

2000 · 131 min

A slow, brooding desert western that drifts between menace and oddball humour, feeling strange and uneven but oddly hypnotic.

Directed by
Dwight Yoakam
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama
Tagline
It's A Little Strange Out There...
Overview
Valentine Casey is a Marshal in the desolate Tucson territory of the early 1900s. On Christmas Eve, his outlaw family pays him a disturbing visit. He must confront the sins of his past. He and his partner, U.S. Christmas, journey through the desert to a small town that the ruthless Henry Clan has hit in order to save Casey's love, Adelyne.

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Directed by
Dwight Yoakam
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • family
  • betrayal
  • violence
  • guilt
Places
  • small town
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, comedy, drama, western
Directed by
Dwight Yoakam
Written by
Dwight Yoakam, Stan Bertheaud
Starring
Dwight Yoakam, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, Peter Fonda, Paul Reubens, Bud Cort, Michael Jeter, Vince Vaughn
Music
Dwight Yoakam
Cinematography
James Glennon
Runtime
131 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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