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The Sugarland Express

Name: The Sugarland Express
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1974
Duration: 110 min
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks, William Atherton, Gregory Walcott

Taste attributes: crimedramavehiclesdetectivetried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Every cop in the state was after her. Everybody else was behind her."

Boxlist takeRealistic and unsavoury: a heavy crime drama, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.5 /10

TMDB · 245 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a highway patrolman hostage. As a massive dragnet starts to pursue them across Texas, the couple become unlikely folk heroes and even start to bond with the captive policeman.

Synopsis: TMDB