# Kalifornia (1993)

> A journalist’s crime research road trip becomes a claustrophobic struggle for survival when the unstable criminal sharing the car reveals his true nature.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5953

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime
- Director: Dominic Sena
- Cast: Brad Pitt, David Duchovny, Juliette Lewis, Michelle Forbes, Sierra Pecheur, John Dullaghan, Kathy Larson, David Milford
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107302/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: paranoid, bleak, stylish, late night thriller viewing, 1990s film retrospective

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