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Ticket Out

2012 · 90 min

A tense, grim chase through domestic terror and hidden networks, offering little relief but a steady pull of urgency.

Tagline
When the law is wrong, he is your only way out
Overview
A desperate mother is forced to break the law in order to protect her children from her abusive ex-husband, and rely on the kindness of strangers who help battered spouses to escape their tyrannical mates via an elaborate "underground railway" system.
Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
  • Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • justice
Places
  • suburbs
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Doug Lodato
Written by
Doug Lodato, Suzanne Collins
Starring
Ray Liotta, Alexandra Breckenridge, Colin Ford, Ciara Bond, Billy Burke, Scott Michael Campbell, Christopher B. Duncan, Judith Benezra
Cinematography
Peter Fernberger
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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