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The Place Beyond the Pines

2013·Movie
2h 20min·R
73
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A , crime movie: , but never gory, .

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

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One moment can change your life.

A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
Generational EpicMelancholic Crime DramaHaunting ScoreConsequences of AmbitionClass Divide NarrativeNon-Linear StorytellingVisually Gritty RealismTragic FatherhoodSlow-Burn Tension

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Where can I stream The Place Beyond the Pines?

In the United States, you can rent or buy The Place Beyond the Pines from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It streams in 58 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is The Place Beyond the Pines worth watching?

73
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 79%, and Metacritic 68).

Will I feel good after watching The Place Beyond the Pines?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.

Is The Place Beyond the Pines plot-driven or character-driven?

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Was The Place Beyond the Pines a box office hit?

Budget$15 million
Box office$47 million

Yes: it cost about $15 million to make and earned $47 million worldwide, 3.1 times its budget.

What tropes does The Place Beyond the Pines use?

From Bad to WorseRetironyDisproportionate RetributionGood StepfatherWild Teen PartyAmbiguously GayCommonality ConnectionDecoy ProtagonistTime SkipSmall Role, Big ImpactCaught on TapeScrew the Money, I Have Rules!and 53 more

TV Tropes lists 65 tropes for it, including From Bad to Worse, Retirony, and Disproportionate Retribution.