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1983 · Movie · 1h 25m

The Brass Ring

Follows a disillusioned man, disillusioned with his life, who returns to his hometown. He's seeking a sense of lost innocence and a connection to his past. He becomes obsessed with a local, long-closed amusement park, seeing it as a symbol of his lost youth. As he delves into the park's history and its former inhabitants, he confronts his own regrets and the harsh realities of growing up.

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A melancholic journey into nostalgia and regret. A man returns home chasing ghosts of his youth through an abandoned amusement park, forcing a reckoning with the gap between who he was and who he's become. For those seeking introspective, emotionally layered drama that lingers.

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Cast

Dina MerrillSylvia SidneyApril Lerman

Director

Bob Balaban

If tonight is a The Brass Ring night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.