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Gambler: Playing for Keeps

1994 · 182 min

A gentle, old-fashioned western ride with a father-son heart, easy to settle into and never too harsh.

Directed by: Jack Bender
Genres: Western, Tv movie
Starring: Kenny Rogers, Scott Paulin, Brett Cullen

Overview: Brady Hawkes has to run to his son's rescue once again in this continuation of the Gambler stories. Jeremiah is now a young man who has become involved with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Brady pursues the gang in order to get Jeremiah out of the gang before he gets in too much trouble with the law.

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Directed by: Jack Bender
Genres: Western, Tv movie
Starring: Kenny Rogers, Scott Paulin, Brett Cullen

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
redemption
coming-of-age
justice
Places: countryside
small town
road trip
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: western, tv movie
Directed by: Jack Bender
Written by: Jim Byrnes, Cort Casady
Starring: Kenny Rogers, Scott Paulin, Brett Cullen, Mariska Hargitay, Kris Kamm, Cathy Worthington, Robert Brent Lappin, Dixie Carter
Runtime: 182 min

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