Bullies (1986)

Directed by

Paul Lynch

Genre

drama film, action film, thriller film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

R

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl from a local family that bullies a small town starts a relationship with a new arrival. This sparks a violent feud between her clan and the boy's family.

tensegrittyviolentmelodramaticsuspensefulmorally-ambiguousrevenge-fueledfamily-feud

What happens

Bullies is a 1986 Canadian action drama thriller film directed by Paul Lynch and starring Jonathan Crombie, Janet-Laine Green, Stephen Hunter and Olivia d'Abo. In a story that has elicited occasional comparisons to Romeo and Juliet, a vendetta arises from the forbidden relationship between a teenage girl, whose clan terrorizes a small town, and the son of a newly arrived family. The film received polarized reviews, which often praised its craftsmanship while questioning the ethics of its vigilante violence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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