# At Close Range (1986)

> An impoverished Pennsylvania teenager’s fascination with his charismatic criminal father curdles into a devastating struggle for family survival.

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## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: James Foley
- Cast: Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Mary Stuart Masterson, Chris Penn, Millie Perkins, Eileen Ryan, Tracey Walter, David Strathairn
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090670/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, harrowing, fatalistic, serious film night, true crime viewing

## Synopsis

Two brothers are drawn into their father's dangerous world of crime, leading to a shocking betrayal.

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