Movie

High Tide

1987 · 101 min

A quiet, windswept character study that lingers on unspoken longing and the ache of missed chances, carried by a raw, vulnerable performance.

Tagline: In the time it takes to get your car fixed your whole life can change.
Overview: A backup singer gets stranded in a small coastal town after losing her job in a band. She winds up in a caravan park only to encounter, by accident, the teenage daughter she deserted following her husband's death.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, parenthood, identity, isolation
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
identity
isolation
redemption
Places: small town
sea
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild