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Frozen River

Name: Frozen River
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott, John Canoe, Jay Klaitz

Taste attributes: dramacrimeslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA serious drama, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.7 /10

TMDB · 221 votes

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Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Ray Eddy, an upstate New York trailer mom, is lured into the world of illegal immigrant smuggling. Broke after her husband takes off with the down payment for their new doublewide, Ray reluctantly teams up with Lila, a smuggler, and the two begin making runs across the frozen St. Lawrence River carrying illegal Chinese and Pakistani immigrants in the trunk of Ray's Dodge Spirit.

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