The Sugarland Express fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Thrilling and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Moving and cathartic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, crime, and society
Standout performances
Functional look and sound
Thrilling and tense
Fast from start to finish.
The Sugarland Express is thrilling, tense, and fast-paced.
Moving and cathartic
Emotionally, it's moving, cathartic, and nostalgic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, crime, and society
Its world is built around history, crime, and society.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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A girl with a great following. Every cop in the state was after her. Everybody else was behind her.
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The Sugarland Express is included with a subscription to Netflix in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, and Metacritic 65). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 50 min
The Sugarland Express runs 1 h 50 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 76 and audiences 69 out of 100, so both groups see The Sugarland Express much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $13 million worldwide, 4.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+64GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Sugarland Express in 78 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 29 storytelling tropes for The Sugarland Express, including Department of Child Disservices, Bumper Sticker, A Simple Plan.
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