# Freedomland (2006)

> A racially charged missing-child investigation becomes a psychologically bruising examination of guilt, mistrust, and buried secrets.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5085

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
- Director: Joe Roth
- Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, William Forsythe, Anthony Mackie, Peter Friedman, Domenick Lombardozzi
- TMDB rating: 5.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349467/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, harrowing, serious crime thriller night, character driven mystery viewing

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