Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- wistful
- intimate
- lazy sunday
- quiet evening
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a welcome return to form for David Gordon Green, praising its amiable low-key comedy and restrained central performances.
What sets it apart
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Alvin and Lance's contrasting personalities generate understated arguments and awkwardly funny encounters during isolated road work.
The highway repair assignment removes both men from their city lives and turns repetitive work in a burned landscape into an emotional pressure chamber.
The Texas wilderness recovering from wildfire provides the film's dominant visual environment and mirrors the characters' unsettled inner lives.
Alvin and Lance struggle to articulate disappointment and loneliness, communicating through arguments, work routines, and reluctant companionship.
Films like Prince Avalanche, and why
The Station Agent
shared low-key comedy drama, male friendship friction, rural isolation, and bittersweet tenderness
The Straight Story
shared understated buddy comedy, emotional evasiveness, and reflective road-work solitude
The Lighthouse
shared intimate two-hander structure, abrasive companionship, and melancholy humor
Mud
shared contemporary American regionalism, wounded masculinity, and dry interpersonal comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- David Gordon Green
- Release Date
- 2013-02-13
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (345)
Cast
- Paul Rudd
- Emile Hirsch
- Lance LeGault
- Joyce Payne
- Gina Grande
- Lynn Shelton
- Larry Kretchmar
- Enoch Moon
- David L. Osborne Jr.
- Danni Wolcott
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Prince Avalanche about?
- Two mismatched highway workers find their summer of isolation turning routine labor into a funny, fractious test of friendship and emotional honesty.
- What is Prince Avalanche like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Prince Avalanche as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Prince Avalanche violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Prince Avalanche.
- What did critics think of Prince Avalanche?
- Critics broadly found the film a welcome return to form for David Gordon Green, praising its amiable low-key comedy and restrained central performances.
- Which films are like Prince Avalanche?
- Films with a similar feel include The Station Agent, The Straight Story, The Lighthouse, and Mud.
- How long is Prince Avalanche?
- Prince Avalanche runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Prince Avalanche?
- In United States, Prince Avalanche streams on Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel.
