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Permanent Vacation

1984·1h 15m·Not Rated
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.1/10
11,744 votes
Metascore
69
Metacritic

A young man wanders New York City searching for some meaning in life and encounters many idiosyncratic characters.

Permanent Vacation is a 1984 drama comedy movie directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Richard Boes, Leila Gastil, John Lurie. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.1/10 from 11,744 votes and runs 1h 15m.

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Director
Jim Jarmusch
Stars
Richard Boes
Leila Gastil
John Lurie
Chris Parker
Creators
Jim Jarmusch
Details
1984-04-25
75 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ United States
★ English, Spanish
Keywords
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