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The Rain People

1969 · 101 min

A restless, melancholic road journey that drifts through fragile encounters, building quiet tension before a sudden, devastating climax.

Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
Genres
Drama
Starring
James Caan, Shirley Knight, Robert Duvall
Tagline
Rain people are very fragile…one mistake in love and they dissolve.
Overview
When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.

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Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
Genres
Drama
Starring
James Caan, Shirley Knight, Robert Duvall
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • trauma
  • betrayal
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
James Caan, Shirley Knight, Robert Duvall, Marya Zimmet, Tom Aldredge, Laurie Crews, Andrew Duncan, Margaret Fairchild
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
101 min
Country
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Languages
English

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