Movie

Macon County Line

1974 · 89 min

A slow, sunbaked drift into dread, where casual road-trip freedom curdles into a grim, fatalistic manhunt you can't look away from.

Tagline: They're on the bad side of the wrong man.
Overview: A vengeful Southern sheriff is out for blood after his wife is brutally killed by a pair of drifters. Low-budget film set in Georgia in 1953 and at the time of release, purported to be based on a true story.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, justice, violence, deception
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
justice
violence
deception
death
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild