(1991)
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Michael Betzold
One False Move ranked near the top of some critics' best-films list for 1991 despite being off the radar screen for most audiences. A challenging psychological thriller disguised as a cops-and-robbers action movie, this original story was written by an unknown named Billy Bob Thornton before he became famous for Sling Blade. Director Carl Franklin displayed a knack for exquisite timing and nuanced character shadings in filming this unorthodox tale about a trio of violent drug dealers fleeing Los Angeles cops and heading for a peaceful Arkansas town where an anxious sheriff (Bill Paxton) has extra reasons to fear their arrival. Much of the film is an excruciating waiting game, and the climax is a revelation that sheds new light on all that has gone before. An introspective action movie sounds like a misnomer, but Franklin accomplished something similar, if slicker, a few years later with Devil with a Blue Dress, which was also commercially unsuccessful.
awards for One False Move on AllMovie
One False Move (1991)
Independent Spirit Awards
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Nominated |
Best Actress
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1992 |
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Won |
Best Director
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1992 |
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Nominated |
Best Original Score
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1992 |
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Nominated |
Best Picture
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1992 |
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Nominated |
Best Screenplay
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1992 |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
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Won |
New Generation Award
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1990 |
MTV Movie Awards
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Won |
Best New Filmmaker
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1992 |
National Board of Review
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Nominated |
Best Picture
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1992 |
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