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CrissCross

1992 · 96 min

A bittersweet, slow-burning coming-of-age story steeped in melancholy and moral compromise, with a constant undercurrent of danger.

Directed by: Chris Menges
Genres: Crime, Drama
Starring: David Arnott, Goldie Hawn, Arliss Howard

Overview: A 12-year-old boy comes of age in 1969 Key West against the backdrop of the Apollo moon landing, when he begins to sell cocaine so his mother can stop stripping.

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Directed by: Chris Menges
Genres: Crime, Drama
Starring: David Arnott, Goldie Hawn, Arliss Howard

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: coming-of-age
family
grief
survival
morality
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: crime, drama
Directed by: Chris Menges
Written by: Scott Sommer
Starring: David Arnott, Goldie Hawn, Arliss Howard, James Gammon, Keith Carradine, Anna Thomson, Steve Buscemi, J.C. Quinn
Music: Trevor Jones
Cinematography: Ivan Strasburg
Runtime: 96 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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