Across the Tracks

Across the Tracks

1991 · 100 min · EN · R · 5.7 (39 votes)
Dir. Sandy Tung · Starring Rick Schroder, Brad Pitt, Carrie Snodgress, David Anthony Marshall, Thomas Mikal Ford, John Linton · Music Joel Goldsmith
Drama

When Billy returns from reform school he has to attend a different high school at the other side of town. He tries to start with a clean slate but his old rival doesn't make it easy on him and his buddy Louie tries to make him go astray again. His brother Joe, quite the opposite of Billy, is a good runner and determined to win a track scholarship. He suggests Billy to join his school's track team, which pits the two brothers against each other.

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This film feels like a raw, character-driven drama about second chances. It's a gritty look at brotherhood and the struggle to escape your past, set against a backdrop of simmering tension and tough choices.

grittytensemelancholicdramaticsteadycoming-of-age drama80s aestheticcharacter-drivenrivalryredemptionfamilyclass
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