# Freeway (1996)

> A defiant teenage runaway battles a predatory serial killer in a lurid, foul-mouthed fairy-tale nightmare on the California freeway.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6244

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Director: Matthew Bright
- Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Wolfgang Bodison, Dan Hedaya, Amanda Plummer, Brooke Shields, Michael T. Weiss, Bokeem Woodbine
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116361/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: darkly comic, campy, abrasive, cult movie night, late night viewing

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