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Moonrunners

1975 · 110 min

A laid-back, good-ol'-boy car chase comedy with a country soundtrack and a wry narrator, easy to watch and full of down-home charm.

Directed by
Gy Waldron
Genres
Action, Comedy
Starring
James Mitchum, Kiel Martin, Arthur Hunnicutt
Tagline
You take a load of 200 proof corn liquor through a Georgia roadblock at 100 miles an hour and if you ain't a dead man, you're a moonrunner.
Overview
Grady and Bobby Lee run moonshine for Uncle Jesse, who prides himself on his old-school moonshining methods, and refuses to buckle in to the 'big business moonshine' of Jake, who controls these parts for New York mobsters

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Directed by
Gy Waldron
Genres
Action, Comedy
Starring
James Mitchum, Kiel Martin, Arthur Hunnicutt
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • crime
  • loyalty
  • rebellion
  • trauma
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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