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Little Dixie

2023 · 105 min

A grim, propulsive crime thriller that keeps you braced for the next brutal turn, with little relief and a heavy sense of dread.

Directed by
John Swab
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Frank Grillo, Eric Dane, Annabeth Gish
Overview
Erstwhile Special Forces operative Doc Alexander is asked to broker a truce with the Mexican drug cartel in secrecy. When Oklahoma Governor Richard Jeffs celebrates the execution of a high-ranking cartel member on TV, his Chief of Staff and Doc inform him about the peace he just ended. But it’s too late, as Cuco, the cartel’s hatchet man, has set his vengeful sights on Doc’s daughter Dixie.

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Directed by
John Swab
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Frank Grillo, Eric Dane, Annabeth Gish
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • corruption
  • crime
  • parenthood
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller, drama
Directed by
John Swab
Written by
John Swab
Starring
Frank Grillo, Eric Dane, Annabeth Gish, Mercedes Mason, Peter Greene, Beau Knapp, Thomas Dekker, Maurice Compte
Music
David Sardy
Cinematography
Will Stone
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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