# Southern Comfort (1981)

> A Louisiana National Guard exercise becomes a brutal, disorienting struggle that channels the paranoia and futility of Vietnam.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7171

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Thriller, War
- Director: Walter Hill
- Cast: Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Franklyn Seales, T.K. Carter, Lewis Smith, Les Lannom, Peter Coyote
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083111/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, paranoid, oppressive, late night thriller viewing, war film double feature

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