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Bad Company

1972 · 93 min

A slow, dusty ride with two young drifters whose naive dreams curdle into hard lessons, leaving a quiet ache.

Directed by
Robert Benton
Genres
Western, Drama
Tagline
They're young, desperate, dangerous—a long way from home, but a short way from Hell.
Overview
After Drew Dixon, an upright young man, is sent west by his religious family to avoid being drafted into the Civil War, he drifts across the land with a loose confederation of young vagrants.
How it feels
Melancholic, cynical, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Coming-of-age, betrayal, loyalty, survival
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Robert Benton
Genres
Western, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 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
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour4
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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