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Fierce People (2006) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Fierce People

Movie2006·112 min

Fierce People

Directed by Griffin Dunne

A drama thriller film directed by Griffin Dunne.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 79%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.1/10

130 ratings

About Fierce People

A massage therapist looking to overcome her addictions and reconnect with her son, whose father is an anthropologist in South America studying the Yanomani people, moves in with a wealthy ex-client in New Jersey.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Stylized
Story Tags: family dysfunction, trauma recovery, parenthood nurture, suburban, small town, parent child, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, everyman, fish out of water, slow burn reveal

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Details

Director: Griffin Dunne
Language: English

Cast

Diane Lane, Anton Yelchin, Donald Sutherland

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How Fierce People Ranks

All movies

Top 79%

2000s movies

Top 73%

Drama movies

Top 80%

★Griffin Dunne films#3 of 5

Top 79% All movies.

the vibe

Fierce People Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredlight-touchpersonalhauntingunsettling

stylized

What it's about

fish out of waterslow-burn revealfamily dysfunctiontrauma recoveryparenthood nurtureoutsider misfiteverymanparent childstrangers forced togethersuburbansmall town

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

unsettlinguneasy