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Paradise Highway

2022 · 115 min

A tense, grim road thriller that keeps you anxious for the characters as a moral dilemma unfolds.

Directed by
Anna Gutto
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Starring
Juliette Binoche, Frank Grillo, Morgan Freeman
Overview
A truck driver has been forced to smuggle illicit cargo to save her brother from a deadly prison gang. With FBI operatives hot on her trail, Sally's conscience is challenged when the final package turns out to be a teenage girl.

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Stream in the UK
  • Sky Go
  • Now TV Cinema
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Anna Gutto
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Starring
Juliette Binoche, Frank Grillo, Morgan Freeman
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • crime
  • guilt
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime, drama
Directed by
Anna Gutto
Written by
Anna Gutto
Starring
Juliette Binoche, Frank Grillo, Morgan Freeman, Hala Finley, Cameron Monaghan, Veronica Ferres, Christiane Seidel, Jackie Dallas
Music
Anne Kulonen
Cinematography
John Christian Rosenlund
Runtime
115 min
Country
Germany, Switzerland, United States of America
Languages
English

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