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Hard Country
“Sometimes a woman has to leave the man she loves... to find herself.”
51%
Movie
1h 44m
AI Analysis
Hard Country (1981) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Hard Country (1981) — a movie tagged as Drama and Romance with emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Ambitious young Jodie wants more out of life than the small Texas country town she lives in has to offer. Jodie realizes that in order to pursue her dreams she will have to leave Texas and move to the big city. However, her shiftless factory worker boyfriend Kyle wants to stay in Texas. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~104 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Hard Country 51% (17 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
51%
from 17 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Ambitious young Jodie wants more out of life than the small Texas country town she lives in has to offer. Jodie realizes that in order to pursue her dreams she will have to leave Texas and move to the big city. However, her shiftless factory worker boyfriend Kyle wants to stay in Texas.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1981-04-01
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- TMDB rating
- 5.1
- TMDB ID
- 86285
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Where can I watch Hard Country (1981)?
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Is there an official trailer for Hard Country?
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What is Hard Country about?
Ambitious young Jodie wants more out of life than the small Texas country town she lives in has to offer. Jodie realizes that in order to pursue her dreams she will have to leave Texas and move to ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Hard Country?
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How long is the movie Hard Country?
The official runtime for Hard Country is approximately 104 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Jan-Michael Vincent
Kyle
Kim Basinger
Jodie
Michael Parks
Royce
Gailard Sartain
Johnny Bob
Sierra Pecheur
Mama
John Chappell
Daddy
- T
Tanya Tucker
Caroline
Daryl Hannah
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Cisse Cameron
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Ted Neeley
Wesley
Lewis van Bergen
Ransom
- C
Curtis Credel
Dale
- S
Scotch Byerley
Aaron
Richard Lineback
Larry
Richard Moll
Top Gun
Aleshia Brevard
Snooty Lady
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