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In Country

1989 · 120 min

A quiet, heartfelt journey through grief and family history, anchored by gentle performances and a poignant emotional payoff.

Directed by
Norman Jewison
Genres
Drama
Overview
Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around with Tom, Earl, and Pete, three other Vietnam vets who, like Emmett, all have problems of one kind or another that relate to their war experiences. Samantha becomes obsessed with finding out about her father.

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Directed by
Norman Jewison
Genres
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • identity
  • memory
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Norman Jewison
Written by
Cynthia Cidre, Frank Pierson
Starring
Bruce Willis, Emily Lloyd, Joan Allen, Kevin Anderson, John Terry, Peggy Rea, Judith Ivey, Richard Hamilton
Music
James Horner
Cinematography
Russell Boyd
Runtime
120 min
Languages
English

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