Badlands
In 1959 a lot of people were killing time. Kit and Holly were killing people.
1974 • 94 min • Drama · Romance · Crime
Synopsis
An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.
Our family guide
Best from age 16- 50 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 75 Audience · 1375 · 49%
Kit and Holly, a rebellious young couple, flee across the American landscape after committing a series of murders. Their journey is marked by a blend of detachment and dark romance, as they navigate their violent escapade.
- Violence & peril
- 8/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 3/10
- Scary moments
- 6/10
Heads up
- Frequent, graphic violence
- Characters show little remorse
- Themes of nihilism
Talk about it after
- The consequences of crime and violence
- Media glorification of criminals
- The impact of loneliness and isolation
- The difference between infatuation and love
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Top billed cast
Director: Terrence Malick • Crew: Terrence Malick
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersThis is another of those films that I could just imagine James Dean doing, but as it is it's a charismatic Martin Sheen who dons the white T-shirt and the 501s and causes havoc with his younger girlfriend "Holly" (Sissy Spacek). "Kit" is a bit of a drifter who makes a living collecting the trash in 1950s rural America and who probably won't amount to much as he hangs about with her as if they were ten years younger.…
Not recommendedTrusted family reviewersLittle did I realise that what began in the alleys and back ways of this quiet town would end in the Badlands of Montana. Badlands is written and directed by Terrence Malick. It stars Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Ramon Bieri and Warren Oats. Music is by George Tipton and James Taylor and cinematography by Tak Fujimoto, Steven Larner and Brian Probyn.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.5/10 (1,375)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $300,000
- IMDb
- tt0069762
- Official site
- www.warnerbros.com
