# In a Valley of Violence (2016)

> A weary ex-soldier’s attempt to disappear into the desert becomes a darkly comic reckoning with a corrupt frontier town.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/176190

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Action, Drama, Western
- Director: Ti West
- Cast: Ethan Hawke, John Travolta, Taissa Farmiga, James Ransone, Karen Gillan, Burn Gorman, Toby Huss, Larry Fessenden
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3608930/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: sardonic, absurdist, tense, western marathon, action movie night

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