2011 · drama · tv-movie · supernatural
The Sunset Limited
Directed by Tommy Lee Jones1h 31m2011
A deeply religious black ex-con thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor who tries to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train, 'The Sunset Limited.' As the one attempts to connect on a rational, spiritual and emotional level, the other remains steadfast in his hard-earned despair. Locked in a philosophical debate, both passionately defend their personal credos and try to convert the other.
Our read: The Sunset Limited (2011) reads as a heavy, slow-burn, grounded drama · tv-movie · supernatural entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, slow-burn, measured drama / tv-movie, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- slow-burn
- bleak
- cold
- twisty
- intimate
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