# Hick (2012)

> A fiercely vulnerable teenager flees her alcoholic parents with a pistol and finds only precarious shelter among dangerous adults on the road.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/65370

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Derick Martini
- Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Blake Lively, Eddie Redmayne, Alec Baldwin, Juliette Lewis, Anson Mount, Rory Culkin, Ray McKinnon
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1205558/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: discomfiting, bleak, volatile, independent film night, serious drama viewing

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