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Tex

Tex

Drama · 1982

After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.

Movie details

Tex

1982 Drama 1h 43m

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TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Tex?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Tim Hunter

Written by

Charles S. Haas · Tim Hunter

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

Tex McCormick

Jim Metzler

Jim Metzler

Mason McCormick

Meg Tilly

Meg Tilly

Jamie Collins

Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

Pop McCormick

Frances Lee McCain

Frances Lee McCain

Mrs. Johnson

Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Cole Collins

Emilio Estevez

Emilio Estevez

Johnny Collins

Court is in session

Put Tex on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.