# The Claim (2000)

> A self-made California frontier tycoon faces the return of the family he sacrificed for a gold claim as his boom town approaches transformation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/29549

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance, Western
- Director: Michael Winterbottom
- Cast: Peter Mullan, Milla Jovovich, Wes Bentley, Nastassja Kinski, Sarah Polley, Shirley Henderson, Julian Richings, Sean McGinley
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218378/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: melancholic, brooding, austere, quiet evening, slow cinema viewing

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