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U-Turn
“Would he ever really find her? Had she ever really existed?”
41%
Movie
1h 39m
AI Analysis
U-Turn (1973) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of U-Turn (1973) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: In this Canadian romance, Scott (David Selby) was so smitten by the looks of a pretty girl that he spends years looking for her. He keeps his searches a secret from his live-in lover, whom he stays with the entire while. When Scott actually meets the girl, he discovers that she has been similarly motivated, even tho… Our models also surface themes such as love from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~99 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate U-Turn 41% (7 votes) — polarizing or niche appeal for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
41%
from 7 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
In this Canadian romance, Scott (David Selby) was so smitten by the looks of a pretty girl that he spends years looking for her. He keeps his searches a secret from his live-in lover, whom he stays with the entire while. When Scott actually meets the girl, he discovers that she has been similarly motivated, even though she is married and has had two children in the meantime. They share a romantic assignation and discover that the ideal figure they were each searching for is absent.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1973-08-15
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- TMDB rating
- 4.1
- TMDB ID
- 264904
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Is there an official trailer for U-Turn?
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What is U-Turn about?
In this Canadian romance, Scott (David Selby) was so smitten by the looks of a pretty girl that he spends years looking for her. He keeps his searches a secret from his live-in lover, whom he stays... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for U-Turn?
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How long is the movie U-Turn?
The official runtime for U-Turn is approximately 99 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

David Selby
Scott Laithem

Maud Adams
Paula / Tracy

Gay Rowan
Bonnie
- W
William Osler
Prof. Bamberger
- D
Diane Dewey
Holly

Michael Kirby
Kippie
- W
Walter Wakefield
old man
- D
Don Arioli
- V
Valda Dalton
- M
Martin-Guy Bélanger
- M
Michel Maillot
- H
Hanna Poznanska

George R. Robertson
- E
Elsa Pickthorne
- D
Donald Ewer
- M
Marilyn Lazar

Terry Haig
- M
Maryann Joffe
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