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Jockey

2021 · 94 min

A quiet, lived-in character study that unfolds slowly, carrying the weight of a long career and fragile body with understated warmth.

Directed by
Clint Bentley
Genres
Drama
Overview
An aging jockey is determined to win one last championship, but his dream is complicated when a young rookie shows up claiming to be his son.

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Directed by
Clint Bentley
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • aging
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • grief
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Clint Bentley
Written by
Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
Starring
Clifton Collins Jr., Moisés Arias, Molly Parker, Logan Cormier, Vincent Francia, Danny Garcia, Marlon St. Julien, Ryan Barber
Music
Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner
Cinematography
Adolpho Veloso
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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