If you loved Bonnie and Clyde, try Badlands

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet, outsider, raw mood tags, and they sit in Crime / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Bonnie and Clyde, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Badlands is

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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