Movie

North Dallas Forty

1979 · 119 min

A gritty, clear-eyed look at the price of playing a brutal game, mixing locker-room camaraderie with a slow-burning sense of disillusionment.

Tagline: Wait till you see the weird part.
Overview: A semi-fictional account of life as a professional football player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s.
How it feels: Cynical, melancholic, satirical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Corruption, work, addiction, betrayal
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.
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Tone: cynicalstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
work
addiction
betrayal
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong