Thelma & Louise

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Thelma & Louise

R

1991

2h 10m

Comedy

Drama

Adventure

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Meek housewife Thelma (Geena Davis) joins her friend Louise (Susan Sarandon), an independent waitress, on a short fishing trip. However, their trip becomes a flight from the law when Louise shoots and kills a man who tries to rape Thelma at a bar. Louise decides to flee to Mexico, and Thelma joins her. On the way, Thelma falls for sexy young thief J.D. (Brad Pitt) and the sympathetic Detective Slocumb (Harvey Keitel) tries to convince the two women to surrender before their fates are sealed.

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Critics Consensus

Driven by ride-or-die chemistry between Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon while director Ridley Scott provides scorching visuals fit for a postcard, Thelma & Louise is a feminist adventure that's equal parts provocative and rollicking.

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Steve Murray

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sep 25

It's a tart-tongued joy ride that turns road movie cliches inside-out.

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Chris Bennion

The Times (UK)

07/07/2023

Ridley Scott’s dust-caked rush of female empowerment is an absolute thrill, thanks to engrossing performances from Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis, and a sparkling debut script from Callie Khouri.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

06/02/2023

5/5

Sarandon and Davis are profoundly perfect.

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Chase Hutchinson

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

07/25/2024

Whenever we look back on the great American road trip movies, this will forever remain at the top, thanks to excellent performances by both Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis.

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Sarah Cortinaz

InSession Film

04/23/2024

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The key points of symbolism that are displayed in Thelma & Louise are no accident, but they are there to show the extreme changes in the women from beginning to end.

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

10/06/2023

4/4

takes the broad parameters of a number of well-worn, male-dominated genres and turns them on their head, deriving all manner of pleasure and pain from both its close adherence to the tradition and its constant inversion

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Valerie

09/01/2021

show how to stand up to a man who take advantage of someone and a friend.how to have a fun time.

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Henry D

@Henry_Domke 4d

A classic that still works on every level. Funny, clever and remarkably fresh, it’s a feminist road-trip action film with a terrific cast, including Brad Pitt in his breakout appearance. We’ve seen it several times before, so much of it was familiar, but that didn’t diminish our enjoyment at all. The smart script, strong performances and excellent cinematography make it easy to see why the film has held up so well.

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Kevin P

@RT55971421 Jul 20

A great female empowerment story of two best friends fed up of the abusive men in their lives and heading off on a road trip to rediscover themselves with a dark turn as they go on the run from the law. The movie is most famous for its iconic ending when they drive off the cliff in one last ride of glory. But the rest of the film still holds up thanks to the tight script, Ridley Scott's excellent direction, and the great performances. Susana Sarandon and Geena Davis share excellent chemistry as the two leads and I really loved their friendship persevering every ordeal they encounter. I enjoyed the catchy country rock soundtrack. The film becomes a tense renegade road trip story that keeps you hooked waiting to see how Thelma and Louise will escape the law. The film has solid feminist themes about the male gaze and men's tendency for possessive entitlement keeping women on edge. The final police chase ending is tense and iconic. It's a great buddy crime dramedy and holds up very well.

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Fantazynerd 1

@RT48179632 Jul 4

This was dark, yet really interesting

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Erik B

@Atma-X Jun 29

This film shows us the dangers of letting women run wild...and frankly, I'm all for it! AEB says: The ladies took some extreme measures to avoid punishment, but I can't say I would do anything different that they did! Also, Brad Pitt can be my cowboy any day!

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George S

@GPSPROUD1 Jun 28

Love it. Great movie for its time, despite all of the Man hating canards.

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Synopsis

Meek housewife Thelma (Geena Davis) joins her friend Louise (Susan Sarandon), an independent waitress, on a short fishing trip. However, their trip becomes a flight from the law when Louise shoots and kills a man who tries to rape Thelma at a bar. Louise decides to flee to Mexico, and Thelma joins her. On the way, Thelma falls for sexy young thief J.D. (Brad Pitt) and the sympathetic Detective Slocumb (Harvey Keitel) tries to convince the two women to surrender before their fates are sealed.

Director: Ridley Scott
Producer: Mimi Polk Gitlin, Ridley Scott
Screenwriter: Callie Khouri
Distributor: MGM
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 24, 1991, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $43.3M
Runtime: 2h 10m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: 35mm

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