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Highwaymen

2004 · 80 min

A grim, fast-paced revenge chase with a menacing killer and a brooding hero, tense and dark but not deep.

Directed by: Robert Harmon
Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Rhona Mitra, Frankie Faison

Tagline: When murder is no accident, revenge is no crime.
Overview: James Cray watched as his wife was killed by Fargo, a hit-and-run serial murderer. After severely injuring Fargo and going to prison for several years, James is now determined to avenge his wife's death. He drives across the country looking for Fargo's 1972 Cadillac Eldorado, which the now-disabled killer has turned into a rolling death trap. James' search is helped by a state traffic officer and a singer with her own agenda.

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Directed by: Robert Harmon
Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Rhona Mitra, Frankie Faison

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
obsession
grief
crime
violence
Places: road trip
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: action, thriller, crime, horror
Directed by: Robert Harmon
Written by: Craig Mitchell, Hans Bauer
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Rhona Mitra, Frankie Faison, Colm Feore, Gordon Currie, Andrea Roth, Noam Jenkins, Guylaine St-Onge
Music: Mark Isham
Cinematography: Rene Ohashi
Runtime: 80 min
Country: Canada, United States of America
Languages: English

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