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Hit & Run (2012) poster

2012 · action · comedy · romance

Hit & Run

Directed by David Palmer, Dax Shepard1h 40m2012

When former getaway driver Charlie Bronson jeopardises his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend get to Los Angeles, the feds and Charlie's former gang chase them on the road.

Our read: Hit & Run (2012) reads as a warm, breathless, grounded action · comedy · romance entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

Movie DNA

Warm, breathless, measured action / comedy, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, measured.

ElsewhereIMDb6.138kRT49%Metacritic50
  • warm
  • kinetic
  • intimate
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DNA · twelve axes

How Hit & Run feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a breezy car-chase rom-com with Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard charm.”

ends warmyou’ll be fine aftergrabs you earlygrips by minute 5attention 2/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upgraphic violence

Skip it tonight — Skip if flimsy plotting or stunt-heavy chaos without stakes bores you.

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