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Deliverance

1972Movie1 h 49 minR

Drama
80
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.6Letterboxd3.9/5Metacritic807.5Rotten Tomatoes90%82%
80
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.6Letterboxd3.9/5Metacritic807.5Rotten Tomatoes90%82%

Summary

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood
  • Graphic violence bothers you
  • You scare easily

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Pulls you in.
  • Leaves you shaken.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Feels like real life.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Ambiguous Situationin 2,138 titlesA lot of the movie remains unclear on exactly what happenned, which helps add more to the thrill factor by making the Georgia wilderness seem just as mysterious and ominous to the watchers as it is t…Revised Endingin 314 titlesThe film originally ended with an epilogue that takes place a few weeks, perhaps months, after the main events.All 74 tropes

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