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Prince Avalanche

2013 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 6.1 · 78% critics

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In the summer of 1988, two highway workers are sent to repaint lines on a remote Texas road after wildfires, far from their usual lives. As days of isolation drag on, clashing personalities, uneasy encounters, and thoughts of the relationships they left behind turn a routine job into a strange, sometimes funny test of patience and perspective.

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Details
Years
2013
Release date
2013-02-13
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
94 min
Max quality
HD
Critic score
78/100
TMDB rating
6.1/10 (336 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you like quiet, character-focused indie comedies with odd detours and a lot of talk, similar to The One I Love or Cyrus; Not for you if you need fast plots or big laughs.

Pros: strong two-person dynamic; haunting, beautiful setting; offbeat humor | Cons: very slow pace; thin, aimless story; crude, grating dialogue

Themes

  • texas
  • camping
  • tent
  • highway
  • truck
  • rural area
  • co-workers relationship
  • truck driver
  • boom box
  • 1980s
  • hammock
  • road worker
  • +2 more

Cast & crew

Directed by David Gordon Green