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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Movie · 2007 · 160 min

A slow, haunting meditation on fame and betrayal, with gorgeous imagery and a lingering sense of doom.

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2007 film by Andrew Dominik
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Year
2007
Runtime
160 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • guilt
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, Western, biographical, historical drama
Directed by
Andrew Dominik
Written by
Andrew Dominik
Starring
Brad Pitt, Jeremy Renner, Zooey Deschanel, Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell, Nick Cave, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker
Music
Nick Cave
Cinematography
Roger Deakins
Runtime
160 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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