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Far from Home

1989 · 86 min

A dusty, uneasy thriller that traps you in a dead-end town with a creeping sense of dread and a few nasty shocks.

Directed by
Meiert Avis
Genres
Thriller
Tagline
One boy wants her love. One boy wants her dead.
Overview
Charlie Cox should have stopped for gas in California. While he's on a cross-country trip with his teenage daughter, Joleen, his car hits empty in a creepy town in Nevada. With nary a drop of fuel to be found, Charlie and Joleen stop for the night at a dilapidated trailer park. There, Joleen catches the eye of two teenage boys, Jimmy and Pinky -- either of whom could be the serial killer currently terrorizing the town.

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Directed by
Meiert Avis
Genres
Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • death
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
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
Action4
Horror5
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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