# Labor Day (2013)

> Over one tense holiday weekend, a depressed mother and her teenage son discover tenderness and danger when they shelter an injured escaped convict.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/83917

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Director: Jason Reitman
- Cast: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Tobey Maguire, Tom Lipinski, Maika Monroe, Clark Gregg, James Van Der Beek
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1967545/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, intimate, suspenseful, quiet evening, literary adaptation night

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