An ex-con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.
the vibe
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What it feels like
briskdarkmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfeltgrittytense
What it's about
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Movie1973·101 min
White Lightning
Directed by Joseph Sargent
A drama action film directed by Joseph Sargent.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 75%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.2/10
121 ratings
About White Lightning
- Pacing
- Brisk (6 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Heartfelt (7 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Tense
- Story Tags
- corruption power, freedom rebellion, late 20th century, action combat, american regional, colleagues, anti hero, reluctant hero, undercover infiltration, revenge quest, corruption, organized crime