Southland Tales

2007 · 145 min · EN · R · 5.3 (644 votes)

Dir. Richard Kelly · Starring Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mandy Moore, Justin Timberlake, Miranda Richardson · Music Moby

“This is the way the world ends.”

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Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.

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A bewildering, ambitious fever dream of a film. It's a chaotic, satirical dive into a near-future dystopia, packed with bizarre characters and a plot that spirals into surreal absurdity. Best approached with an open mind and a willingness to embrace the madness.

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