
Freeway
Taste attributes: comedydramathrillerdetectivecrimefastunsavouryimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leadsunderdog triumphs
"Her life is no fairy tale."
Boxlist takeA morally murky, intimate comedy-drama, otherwise balanced. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.4 /10
TMDB · 251 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Matthew Bright
Cast
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Reese Witherspoon
- Wolfgang Bodison
- Dan Hedaya
- Amanda Plummer
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- August Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











