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Towelhead (2008) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Towelhead

Movie2008·111 min

Towelhead

Directed by Alan Ball

A drama film directed by Alan Ball.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 77%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.2/10

157 ratings

About Towelhead

A young Arab-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist, and her strict father during the Gulf War.

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: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: coming of age, identity self discovery, family dysfunction, late 20th century, historical event, sexual violence, small town, american regional, parent child, war homefront, outsider misfit, slow burn reveal, young first love

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Details

Director: Alan Ball
Language: English

Cast

Summer Bishil, Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette

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How Towelhead Ranks

All movies

Top 77%

2000s movies

Top 70%

Drama movies

Top 78%

Top 77% All movies.

the vibe

Towelhead Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredlight-touchpersonalhauntinggrittyunsettling

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

slow-burn reveal

coming of age

identity self discovery

family dysfunction

outsider misfit

parent child

historical event

sexual violence

war homefront

young first love

small town

american regional

late 20th century

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