Movie

Heart of the Beholder

2005 · 106 min

An earnest, issue-driven drama that plays like a sincere small-scale crusade, stirring outrage and sympathy more than cinematic polish.

Tagline: The movie Hollywood doesn't want you to see!
Overview: Based on the true story of a family who opened the first videocassette rental stores in St. Louis in 1980. The family was ruined by a corrupt prosecutor who had been blackmailed by a religious group because the family refused to remove Martin Scorsese's controversial film, "The Last Temptation of Christ", from their stores.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, freedom, corruption, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
freedom
corruption
family
faith
Places: suburbs
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild