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Split Image

1982 · 111 min

A tense, earnest psychological tug-of-war that unsettles as it dramatizes how a mind can be taken and fought over.

Directed by
Ted Kotcheff
Genres
Drama
Starring
Michael O'Keefe, Karen Allen, Peter Fonda
Tagline
Homeland has kidnapped Danny's mind. Only this man can steal it back...for $10,000 cash, no questions asked.
Overview
An impressionable young man finds himself enslaved by a modern-day religious cult. In an effort to bring him back to reality, the boy's parents hire a deprogrammer to kidnap him and return him to his family.

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Directed by
Ted Kotcheff
Genres
Drama
Starring
Michael O'Keefe, Karen Allen, Peter Fonda
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
  • faith
  • obsession
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ted Kotcheff
Written by
Robert Mark Kamen, Robert Kaufman, Scott Spencer
Starring
Michael O'Keefe, Karen Allen, Peter Fonda, James Woods, Elizabeth Ashley, Brian Dennehy, Ronnie Scribner, Pamela Ludwig
Music
Bill Conti
Cinematography
Robert C. Jessup
Runtime
111 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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