2010 · 94 min · R

127 Hours

Name: 127 Hours
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2010
Duration: 94 min
Cast: James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, Clémence Poésy, Lizzy Caplan

Directed by Danny Boyle · Adventure, Drama, Thriller

127 Hours (2010) is a Adventure film, directed by Danny Boyle set in Utah during the 2000s. It runs 94 minutes and is rated R.

A survival, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of survival and isolation play out through single location / bottle and non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer

A.R. Rahman

Cinematography

Anthony Dod MantleEnrique Chediak

Cast

James FrancoKate MaraAmber TamblynClémence PoésyLizzy CaplanKate BurtonTreat WilliamsSean Bott

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Utah

Setting

Wilderness Desert Underground

When

2000s

Premise & themes

Premise

Survival

Themes

Survival Isolation

Structure

Single Location / Bottle Non Linear / Fractured TimelineFound Footage

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

True Story

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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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