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2014 · western · action · drama

Young Ones

Directed by Jake Paltrow1h 40m2014

In a future where water is scarce, a farmer defends his land and hopes to rejuvenate his parched soil. However, his daughter's boyfriend schemes to steal the land for himself.

Our read: Young Ones (2014) reads as a heavy, measured, inventive western · action · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

Movie DNA

Heavy, measured, measured western / action, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb5.811kRT47%Metacritic47
  • heavy
  • measured
  • bleak
  • cold
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DNA · twelve axes

How Young Ones 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 drought-struck future western where land and loyalty turn quietly brutal.”

ends devastatingit leaves you shakena slow buildgrips by minute 22attention 4/5earns its length
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upgraphic violencechild peril

Skip it tonight — Skip if slow-burn sci-fi westerns and bleak finales will drain your night.

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