Teenagers Solomon and Tummler kill time in Xenia, Ohio, a small town that has never recovered from the tornado that ravaged the community in the 1970s.
the vibe
Gummo Vibe
What it feels like
slow-burndarkharrowinglayeredlight-touchbroadbleakgritty
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Movie1997·89 min
Gummo
Directed by Harmony Korine
A drama comedy film directed by Harmony Korine.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 63%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.6/10
719 ratings
About Gummo
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Harrowing (9 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Bleak (1 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- isolation loneliness, survival of spirit, trauma recovery, late 20th century, sex work, american regional, small town, close friendship, siblings, outsider misfit, slow burn reveal, dream surreal