Down in the Valley
2005 · Movie · R · 112 min · ★ 5.9 · 59% critics
During a beach trip, a teenage girl meets a charming drifter who dresses like a cowboy and pulls her into a fast, intense romance. As her protective lawman father grows suspicious, tensions rise at home and the stranger’s stories and behavior start to feel increasingly unsettling.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-05-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (235 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re into slow-burn relationship dramas with a tense, uneasy edge and a modern-western flavor; Not for you if you want a tight, straightforward plot or quick pacing like Synchronic.
Pros: strong lead performances; moody, sunny atmosphere; intriguing modern-western vibe | Cons: very slow first half; uneven tone shifts; some implausible choices
Themes
- beach
- indian territory
- stetson
- san fernando valley
- strange person
- dramatic
Cast & crew
Edward Norton
as Harlan Fairfax Curruthers
Evan Rachel Wood
as Tobe Sommers
David Morse
as Wade Sommers
Rory Culkin
as Lonnie
Bruce Dern
as Charlie
John Diehl
as Steve
Geoffrey Lewis
as Sheridan
Elizabeth Peña
as Gale
Kat Dennings
as April
Hunter Parrish
as Kris
Directed by David Jacobson