# Hardcore (1979)

> A devout Michigan businessman descends into California’s pornographic underworld to recover his missing teenage daughter, forcing his moral certainties into collision with a brutal hidden America.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/27183

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Paul Schrader
- Cast: George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley, Dick Sargent, Leonard Gaines, Dave Nichols, Gary Graham, Larry Block
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079271/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, paranoid, abrasive, serious film night, 1970s cinema marathon

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- [Night Moves (1975)](https://ember.film/movie/20105)

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