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Donato and Daughter

1993 · 90 min

A somber, slow-burning crime drama that digs into painful family history while tracking a killer, with a few moments of lightness.

Directed by
Rod Holcomb
Genres
Crime, Action, Drama
Starring
Charles Bronson, Dana Delany, Xander Berkeley
Tagline
Dead to Rights
Overview
Though emotionally estranged, a father and daughter team of Los Angeles police detectives must work together to stop a serial killer. Along the way, the two find themselves forced to deal with a number of painful secrets from their past.

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Directed by
Rod Holcomb
Genres
Crime, Action, Drama
Starring
Charles Bronson, Dana Delany, Xander Berkeley
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • crime
  • trauma
  • faith
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, action, drama, tv movie
Directed by
Rod Holcomb
Written by
Robert Roy Pool
Starring
Charles Bronson, Dana Delany, Xander Berkeley, Jenette Goldstein, Louis Giambalvo, Marc Alaimo, Tom Verica, Robert Gossett
Music
Sylvester Levay
Cinematography
Thomas Del Ruth
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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