A gritty, darkly comic adventure unfolds as two teens tear across the country to reclaim a stolen car.
Pulpy. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix and Tubi (free).
Some innuendo or implied sex and strong violence, about what a TV-MA should carry.
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In this gritty and sometimes bloody tale, sixteen year-old Wayne sets out on a dirt bike with his new crush Del to take back the 1978 Pontiac Trans Am that was stolen from his father before he died. It is Wayne and Del against the world.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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