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Omaha

2025 · 83 min

A quiet, heartbreaking road trip that slowly reveals a father's desperate act, leaving you aching for the children.

Overview
A young girl and her brother are awoken by their father and loaded into the car on an early morning in 2008. As they road trip across the American West, she discovers the truth about their seemingly spontaneous journey.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • parenthood
  • survival
  • isolation
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Cole Webley
Written by
Robert Machoian
Starring
John Magaro, Molly Belle Wright, Wyatt Solis, Talia Balsam, Rachel Alig, Max Carpenter, Lisa Carswell, Janelle Fore
Music
Christopher Bear
Cinematography
Paul Meyers, ASC
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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