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A Map of the World

1999 · 125 min

A quiet, heavy watch that slowly tightens around you as a community's warmth curdles into suspicion and a family frays.

Directed by
Scott Elliott
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, David Strathairn
Tagline
A woman's life falls apart after she's blamed for an accident on her property.
Overview
School nurse Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in a small Wisconsin community. After an accident on her property involving a friend's child, the town turns against her and Alice finds herself fighting charges of child abuse.

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Directed by
Scott Elliott
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, David Strathairn
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • grief
  • isolation
  • justice
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Scott Elliott
Written by
Peter Hedges, Polly Platt
Starring
Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, David Strathairn, Arliss Howard, Chloë Sevigny, Sara Rue, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Nicole Ari Parker
Music
Pat Metheny
Cinematography
Seamus McGarvey
Runtime
125 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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