The Indian Runner
Drama
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1991
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Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things which his brother desperately tries to point out to him.
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Details
Runtime:
127 min
Release date:
20 Sep 1991
Country:
JP, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$7,000,000
Revenue:
$191,125
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Rambling, indulgent and joltingly raw at times, Sean Penn's first outing as a director takes a fair amount of patience to get through but has an integrity that intermittently serves it well.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
rotten:
Penn's first project as writer/director is a film out of time, drenched in an overbearing '60s world-view which veers between the dated and the dopey.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Loose, rambling and sometimes rudderless as it is, "The Indian Runner" has a fundamental honesty that gives it real substance.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Penn surrounds his brothers with supporting characters who are so well-realized, I'll remember them as long as I remember the leads.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Penn is trying to get at gritty American ''truths'' about love, brutality, and blood ties. Somehow, though, it's all a bit pat: By now, even these stark themes have the ring of movie conventions.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Jun 1991