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Blue Desert

1991 · 97 min

A slow-burning psychological thriller that keeps you uneasy as a woman's fresh start in a small town turns into a maze of suspicion and fear.

Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Tagline
Never run...where you can't hide.
Overview
After surviving rape, comic-book artist Lisa Roberts moves from New York City to small town in Arizona. But there's danger in small towns too.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • deception
  • justice
  • freedom
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, mystery
Directed by
Bradley Battersby
Written by
Arthur Collis, Bradley Battersby
Starring
D. B. Sweeney, Courteney Cox, Craig Sheffer, Philip Baker Hall, Sandy Ward, Pete Schrum, Anne Bellamy, Robert Miano
Music
Joel Goldsmith
Cinematography
Paul Murphy
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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