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Murder Me, Murder You

1983 · 100 min

A cozy-but-gritty small-screen detective yarn, all smoky bars and buried secrets, easy to sink into on a lazy evening.

Directed by
Gary Nelson
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Tv movie
Overview
Private eye Mike Hammer probes his long-lost love's death while seeking their daughter.

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Directed by
Gary Nelson
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Tv movie
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • corruption
  • family
  • parenthood
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
crime, mystery, tv movie
Directed by
Gary Nelson
Written by
Bill Stratton
Starring
Stacy Keach, Tanya Roberts, Don Stroud, Delta Burke, Tom Atkins, Jonathan Banks, Kent Williams, Lisa Blount
Music
Earle Hagen, J.J. Johnson
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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