Freeway
Film1996102 min

Freeway

Taste attributes: comedydramathrillerdetectivecrimefastunsavouryimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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"Her life is no fairy tale."

Boxlist takeA morally murky, intimate comedy-drama, otherwise balanced. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

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

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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
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