Badlands

Malick's debut feature certainly announced his arrival. A young couple goes on the run after a series of murders in 1950s South Dakota. The film's real achievement, perhaps, is making bank robbery seem like a viable dating strategy.

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Terrence Malick directed Badlands in 1974. See Terrence Malick's full filmography, where to start with Terrence Malick, or where to go after you've seen everything by Terrence Malick.

Badlands was released in 1974 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 94 minutes.