Movie

The Reckoning

2014 · 86 min

A grim, twisty crime procedural that keeps you leaning in as shaky footage and police work slowly tighten the noose.

Tagline: Justice will come for you.
Overview: When a detective is called in to investigate the roadside execution of his partner, he discovers at the crime scene a data card from a video camera. The card contains footage shot by two runaway teenagers who are making a documentary about the drug related death of a sibling. The detective retraces the teen's journey and soon begins to uncover a trail of the dead that leads all the way back to police headquarters.
How it feels: Dark, tense, cynical and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Crime, corruption, revenge, deception
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
corruption
revenge
deception
grief
Places: big city
road trip
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: found footage
twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild