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Bloodworth

2010 · 105 min

A slow, heavy family drama steeped in regret and old wounds, with moments of tenderness breaking through the bitterness.

Directed by: Shane Dax Taylor
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Val Kilmer, Hilary Duff

Overview: E.F. Bloodworth has returned to his home - a forgotten corner of Tennessee - after forty years of roaming. The wife he walked out on has withered and faded, his three sons are grown and angry. Warren is a womanizing alcoholic, Boyd is driven by jealousy to hunt down his wife and her lover, and Brady puts hexes on his enemies from his mamma's porch. Only Fleming, the old man's grandson, treats him with the respect his age commands, and sees past all the hatred to realize the way it can poison a man's soul. It is ultimately the love of Raven Lee, a sloe-eyed beauty from another town, that gives Fleming the courage to reject this family curse.

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Directed by: Shane Dax Taylor
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Val Kilmer, Hilary Duff

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: family
grief
betrayal
redemption
love
Places: countryside
small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Shane Dax Taylor
Written by: W. Earl Brown
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Val Kilmer, Hilary Duff, Reece Thompson, Dwight Yoakam, Frances Conroy, W. Earl Brown, Hilarie Burton Morgan
Music: Randy Scruggs, Patrick Warren
Cinematography: Tim Orr
Runtime: 105 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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