# The Hunter (1980)

> An aging Los Angeles bounty hunter confronts escalating danger and the moral exhaustion behind his seemingly routine fugitive searches.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3306

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Thriller, Action, Comedy
- Director: Buzz Kulik
- Cast: Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton, Ben Johnson, Richard Venture, Tracey Walter, Thomas Rosales Jr.
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080907/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, wry, gritty, classic action night, steve mcqueen retrospective

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