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Bright Angel

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Bright Angel

R

Released Jun 14, 1990

1h 34m

Drama

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In Montana, naïve teenager George (Dermot Mulroney) longs to escape from his broken home before his dysfunctional parents (Sam Shepard, Valerie Perrine) push him over the edge. When George meets pretty drifter Lucy (Lili Taylor), she easily convinces him and his friend Claude (Benjamin Bratt) to join her on a road trip to Montana in hopes of breaking her brother out of jail. On the journey, the three encounter a slew of volatile and twisted people.

Kathleen Maher

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Movies like this (I am also reminded of Terrence Malick's Badlands and Days of Heaven) depend so much on actors for the right tone, and Lili Taylor and Dermot Mulroney are perfectly matched to the material.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 3/5

Jul 23, 2005

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 4/5

Feb 20, 2004

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The spacious but authentic location shots set the mood for the danger that awaits the two innocents.

Rated: B+

Feb 21, 2001

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Stephen C

So many criminals in just 1 hour and 34 minutes!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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Audience Member

Bright Angel seemed more of a movie to watch just because nothing else was on.It could've been a better if only everything didn't start happening at the end of the movie

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Bright Angel Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Bill Pullman, and Lili Taylor Set among the working-class and sub-criminal people who live in the desolate expanses of Montana and Oklahoma, "Bright Angel" is a kinda-sorta coming of age story where characters wander through the plot without any particular purpose and things just seem to happen without any particular reason. That's great in real life--people do tend to wander aimlessly in and out of each other's lives and things do just sort of happen without any discernable pattern--but it makes for a bad movie. The only real drama of the film happens about 3/4ths of the way through it... and it's way too brief. Lili Taylor and Bill Pullman give nice performances (which is why the flick gets Three Tomatoes instead of Two), but there's not much else worthwhile here. Pass on this one unless you're the world's greatest Lili Taylor fan.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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In Montana, naïve teenager George (Dermot Mulroney) longs to escape from his broken home before his dysfunctional parents (Sam Shepard, Valerie Perrine) push him over the edge. When George meets pretty drifter Lucy (Lili Taylor), she easily convinces him and his friend Claude (Benjamin Bratt) to join her on a road trip to Montana in hopes of breaking her brother out of jail. On the journey, the three encounter a slew of volatile and twisted people.

Director: Michael Fields
Producer: Robert K. MacLean, Paige Simpson
Screenwriter: Richard Ford
Production Co: Hemdale, Northwood, Bright Angel
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 14, 1990, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.4K
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround