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Tex

1982 · 103 min

A quiet, tender coming-of-age story that aches with loneliness and brotherly love, grounded in dusty small-town realism.

Directed by: Tim Hunter
Genres: Drama
Starring: Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly

Overview: After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.

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Directed by: Tim Hunter
Genres: Drama
Starring: Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
grief
isolation
identity
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Tim Hunter
Written by: Charles S. Haas, Tim Hunter
Starring: Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly, Bill McKinney, Frances Lee McCain, Ben Johnson, Emilio Estevez, Jack Thibeau
Music: Pino Donaggio
Cinematography: Ric Waite
Runtime: 103 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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