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The Sugarland Express

1974·1h 50m·PG
DramaCrime
IMDb Rating
★ 6.7/10
22,217 votes
Metascore
65
Metacritic

A woman attempts to reunite her family by helping her husband escape prison and together kidnapping their son. But things don't go as planned when they are forced to take a police hostage on the road.

The Sugarland Express is a 1974 drama crime movie directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Michael Sacks, Goldie Hawn, William Atherton. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 from 22,217 votes and runs 1h 50m.

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Director
Steven Spielberg
Stars
Michael Sacks
Goldie Hawn
William Atherton
Ben Johnson
Details
1974-04-05
110 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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