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The Indian Runner

1991 · 127 min

A heavy, brooding family tragedy that simmers with quiet rage and sorrow, demanding patience as it slowly tightens its grip.

Directed by
Sean Penn
Genres
Drama
Starring
David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Valeria Golino
Overview
Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things which his brother desperately tries to point out to him.

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Directed by
Sean Penn
Genres
Drama
Starring
David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Valeria Golino
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • violence
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Sean Penn
Written by
Sean Penn
Starring
David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Valeria Golino, Patricia Arquette, Charles Bronson, Sandy Dennis, Dennis Hopper, Jordan Rhodes
Music
Jack Nitzsche
Cinematography
Anthony B. Richmond
Runtime
127 min
Country
Japan, United States of America
Languages
English

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