# U Turn (1997)

> A stranded fugitive’s desperate detour through an Arizona backwater becomes a lurid maze of murder, betrayal, and bad choices.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5267

## Facts

- Runtime: 125 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Romance
- Director: Oliver Stone
- Cast: Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez, Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, Powers Boothe, Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Voight
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120399/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: lurid, paranoid, misanthropic, late night, dark movie marathon

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- [Palmetto (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/19273)

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