# The Clearing (2004)

> A prosperous businessman’s carefully ordered retirement collapses when a former employee turns a roadside abduction into a tense test of negotiation, marriage, and survival.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5799

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Pieter Jan Brugge
- Cast: Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, Willem Dafoe, Alessandro Nivola, Matt Craven, Melissa Sagemiller, Wendy Crewson, Larry Pine
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0331952/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, tense, intimate, serious thriller night, character drama viewing

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