MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for Mother Lode

Mother Lode

1982 · 103 min

A slow-burning wilderness thriller that traps you in a remote, paranoid world of greed and isolation.

Directed by
Charlton Heston
Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Tagline
The lure of Gold can make a man do anything. Anything.
Overview
A couple of young adventurers go into the wilderness of British Columbia in search of a lost colleague. Their plane crashes and they find themselves at the mercy of a crazed old Scottish miner, who has lived in isolation for many decades searching the mountain caves for a chamber of long lost gold. He is prepared to do anything - including murder - to keep his gold for himself.
How it feels
Tense, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Greed, isolation, survival, deception
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Watch the trailer on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Add to a list: Mother Lode

You have no lists yet. Name one, and this title goes into it.

All your lists

Stream in the US
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Charlton Heston
Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
In your watch list

More like this

Like Mother Lode, but
That did not load.Show titles like this

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • isolation
  • survival
  • deception
  • obsession
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

Cast

Where to watch in the US

Change country

Stream
  • Amazon Prime Video
Free
  • The Roku Channel
  • Plex
  • Xumo Play
  • Tubi TV

Streaming data from JustWatch.All options on TMDB

Details

Genres
action, adventure, thriller
Directed by
Charlton Heston
Written by
Fraser Clarke Heston
Starring
Charlton Heston, Kim Basinger, Nick Mancuso, John Marley, Dale Wilson, Rocky Zantolas, Marie George
Music
Kenneth Wannberg
Cinematography
Richard Leiterman
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikipediaWikidata