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The Limits of Control
2009
· Movie
· 116 min
D
MEANRANK
55/100
Every rating
41–69
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 41, highest is Kinopoisk on 69. Critics average 42, everyone else 59.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him across Spain, but also through his own consciousness.
Details
- Director
- Jim Jarmusch
- Writer
- Jim Jarmusch
- Studio
- PointBlank Films, Entertainment Farm
- Released
- 1 May 2009
- Country
- United States, Japan
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rated
- R
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