Thelma & Louise (1991)

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Thelma & Louise is a fantastic adventure through crime, action and dramatic twists and turns. This film is described in one main keyword: friendship. I think it is like the Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid of the 90s and also the female version of it. Thelma & Louise is far more serious and depressing because it takes a very dark turn in the film which concludes in tragedy. It is a good film to ... read more

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, to be honest, I always had some rather mixed feelings about this flick. In fact, it was a surprise success at the time when it was released and, eventually, the only real success booked by Ridley Scott in the 90’s but even though this flick received a lot of love, in my opinion, it was just a r... read more

1991 was a great year for films with fully realized females in the lead roles, equally empowered and neurotic messes. They were recognizable as real people, maybe not people we knew in our real lives, but people that felt plausible, layered, and contradictory. Silence of the Lambs, Beauty and the Beast, The Prince of Tides, Fried Green Tomatoes, Ramblin’ Rose -- all of them feature deeply compli... read more

Louise is working in a fast food restaurant as a waitress and has some problems with her friend Jimmy, who, as a musician, is always on the road. Thelma is married to Darryl who likes his wife to stay quiet in the kitchen so that he can watch football on TV. One day they decide to break out of their normal life and jump in the car and hit the road. Their journey, however, turns into a flight when Louise kills a man who threatens to rape Thelma. They decide to go to Mexico, but soon they are hunted by American police.

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