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The Indian Runner (1991)  link to The Indian Runner on IMDb  

Number: 1586

poster The Indian Runner

IMDb Rating:
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7.1/10 (7282 votes)

Country: USA, 127 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama

Director(s): Jay Chandrasekhar

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
An intensely sad film about two brothers who 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. Frank understands the atrocities of life as a big picture; Joe does not. Joe is content to enjoy smaller pleasures: children, family, routine. Joe mistakenly believes he can straighten his little brother out and convince him that life is good. Frank is a cursed man. He is cut between his love for his brother and his repulsion at self-indulgent contentment. The result is a painful story of heartbreak, heartache, disappointment, despair, and the tragic side of love.

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Cast:

photo David Morse David Morse Joe Roberts
photo Viggo Mortensen Viggo Mortensen Frank Roberts
photo Valeria Golino Valeria Golino Maria
photo Patricia Arquette Patricia Arquette Dorothy
photo Charles Bronson Charles Bronson Mr. Roberts

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: F:\Films\The Indian Runner\The Indian Runner.mkv

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1