Movie

The Shooting

1966 · 82 min

A parched, enigmatic pursuit across a hostile desert, where every silence and glance tightens the screw of dread.

Tagline: Suspenseful desert pursuit in the “High Noon” tradition
Overview: Two miners agree to guide a mysterious woman, who has appeared in their camp from nowhere, to a nearby town; but soon, because of her erratic behavior, they begin to suspect that her true purpose is quite different.
How it feels: Tense, bleak, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, revenge, isolation, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
revenge
isolation
betrayal
survival
Places: wilderness
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none