Flashback

Flashback

A '60s radical. An uptight fed. It's gonna be a real trip!

Directed by Franco Amurri

Produced by 60/80 Productions, Paramount Pictures

1990108 min6.4 / 10

A buddy-comedy road movie that pairs a '60s radical fugitive with a straight-laced FBI agent, mining humor from their ideological clash while building unexpected warmth and connection.

A hippie radical, Huey Walker has been a fugitive for decades, accused of a crime that he may not have committed. Finally apprehended, Walker is escorted to trial by uptight 20-something FBI agent John Buckner. While the two seem to be polar opposites, it turns out that Buckner may have more in common with Walker than is initially apparent, a point that is driven home when the pair faces off against a sinister small-town sheriff.

Questions people ask

  • Is Flashback sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Flashback easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Flashback end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Flashback scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Flashback violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

43/ 100

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Rarity46

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Surprise44

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Love40

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