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The Ballad of Davy Crockett

2024 · 96 min

A rugged frontier survival tale that keeps you tense with constant danger and a father's desperate drive to get home.

Overview
In 1815, an American Legend, whose wife has fallen deathly ill, leaving his young children to survive on their own, must fight his way back to them across the many perils found in the Savage Lands of the wild frontier.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • parenthood
  • violence
  • fate
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

Free
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Details

Genres
action
Directed by
Derek Estlin Purvis
Written by
Derek Estlin Purvis
Starring
William Moseley, Colm Meaney, Jesse Hutch, Valerie Jane Parker, Nico Tirozzi, Edward Finlay, Rocky Abou-Sakher, Gray Wolf Herrera
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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