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  • 1974
  • PG
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 1974
  • PG
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 50 m

Summary Based on a true story, a desperate mother (Goldie Hawn) attempts to reunite her family by any means necessary including helping her husband escape prison, kidnapping a Texas state trooper and leading the police on a wild chase across the state in an effort to save her son from adoption. Winning the hearts of many fans that followed her s...

Directed By: Steven Spielberg

Written By: Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, Steven Spielberg

  • 1974
  • PG
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 1974
  • PG
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 50 m

The Sugarland Express

Metascore Generally Favorable
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 26 User Ratings
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Summary Based on a true story, a desperate mother (Goldie Hawn) attempts to reunite her family by any means necessary including helping her husband escape prison, kidnapping a Texas state trooper and leading the police on a wild chase across the state in an effort to save her son from adoption. Winning the hearts of many fans that followed her s...

Directed By: Steven Spielberg

Written By: Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, Steven Spielberg

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80
The film moves well and never loses its gripping tension, but the lighthearted tone of the beginning takes a dive into an abyss that shocks many viewers.
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70
The movie has a casual craziness that seems especially native.
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Generally Favorable Based on 26 User Ratings
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15% Mixed
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8% Negative
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63
If the movie finally doesn’t succeed, that’s because Spielberg has paid too much attention to all those police cars (and all the crashes they get into), and not enough to the personalities of his characters.
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Unfortunately, the film degenerates in final reels to heavy-handed social polemic and sound-and-fury shootout.
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Production Company Universal Pictures, Zanuck/Brown Productions
Release Date Apr 5, 1974
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating PG
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Tagline A girl with a great following.
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Awards

Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Valladolid International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Writers Guild of America, USA
• 1 Nomination

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