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Three Fugitives

1989 · 96 min

A frantic, silly chase comedy where incompetent crooks and a mute child stumble through slapstick set pieces, occasionally tugging at the heartstrings.

Tagline
They rob banks. She steals hearts.
Overview
On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself caught up in someone else's robbery. Perry has decided to hold up the local bank to raise money so that he can keep his daughter, Meg, and get her the treatment she needs. Dugan, a detective, assumes Lucas helped plan the robbery, and hence Lucas, Perry and Meg become three fugitives.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • friendship
  • crime
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
Francis Veber
Written by
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Starring
Nick Nolte, Martin Short, Sarah Rowland Doroff, James Earl Jones, Alan Ruck, Kenneth McMillan, David Arnott, Bruce McGill
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English

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