# Down in the Valley (2005)

> A lonely would-be cowboy's romance with a teenager turns a San Fernando Valley family conflict into a volatile collision between frontier fantasy and contemporary reality.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3887

## Facts

- Runtime: 112 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
- Director: David Jacobson
- Cast: Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse, Rory Culkin, Bruce Dern, John Diehl, Geoffrey Lewis, Elizabeth Peña
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398027/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: melancholic, unsettling, tense, indie film night, serious drama viewing

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