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At Close Range

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At Close Range (1986)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:13

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Two brothers are stuck in an impoverished household in rural Pennsylvania with their mother and grandmother. Their father, a notorious ne'er do well and professional criminal, drifts in every now... Two brothers are stuck in an impoverished household in rural Pennsylvania with their mother and grandmother. Their father, a notorious ne'er do well and professional criminal, drifts in every now and then to leave them some money, but he never stays. The boys are intrigued by their father and his criminal lifestyle, his money, and his girlfriends, and want to get closer to him. Eventually, the father agrees to plan petty heists for the older brother's gang, which the group performs willingly, for they are all enthralled by the father. But when the crimes get larger and trouble with the police is imminent, the father's truly evil nature is revealed when he willingly sacrifices his sons to save his own life. [More]

Starring: Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Mary Stuart Masterson

Starring: Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Mary Stuart Masterson, Tracey Walter, Crispin Glover

Director: James Foley

Director: James Foley
Screenwriter: Nicholas Kazan
Story: Nicholas Kazan

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Jake Euker
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Brittle and rough; full of excellent performances, too.

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Scott Weinberg
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Though beginning as a tale about alienated youth, the film quickly devolves into a melodrama of a son (Sean Penn) corrupted by his own father (Christopher Walken) in a valueless world.

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A riveting film about murder, the father-son relationship gone bad and the high cost of rejecting the view that might makes right.

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One of the most underrated thrillers of it's time

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