# The Mosquito Coast (1986)

> A brilliant but authoritarian inventor drags his family into the jungle, where his dream of self-made paradise becomes an increasingly dangerous exercise in control.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6144

## Facts

- Runtime: 119 min
- Genres: Drama, Adventure
- Director: Peter Weir
- Cast: Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Jadrien Steele, Hilary Gordon, Rebecca Gordon, Jason Alexander, Dick O'Neill
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091557/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: intense, foreboding, claustrophobic, serious movie night, literary adaptation viewing

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