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Picture Windows: Armed Response

1995 · 30 min

A chilly, compact chamber piece where domestic comfort curdles into quiet menace, watching privilege rot from the inside.

Directed by
Bob Rafelson
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Overview
Part of the anthology series "Picture Windows," Bob Rafelson’s "Armed Response" draws on David Hockney’s Pool with Two Figures to tell the story of a wealthy lawyer whose American Dream shatters when his children plot his murder, forcing hidden family secrets to the surface.
How it feels
Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Betrayal, family, greed, class
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Bob Rafelson
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Bob Rafelson
Written by
Frederic Raphael
Starring
Jim Calvert, Von Flores, Robert Loggia, Cynthia Preston, Steve Zahn
Runtime
30 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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