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Butter

1998 · 101 min

A gritty, fast-moving chase through the music industry's seedy side, with tension and betrayal driving the ride.

Directed by: Peter Gathings Bunche
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: Shemar Moore, Nia Long, Ernie Hudson

Tagline: Number one... with a bullet!
Overview: Corrupt record company executives kill a singing sensation with a drug overdose rather than letting her leave their label and join another company. They then frame her cousin/manager for the murder forcing him to go on the run and to try to get the goods on the real killers.

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Directed by: Peter Gathings Bunche
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: Shemar Moore, Nia Long, Ernie Hudson

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
crime
betrayal
justice
survival
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, thriller
Directed by: Peter Gathings Bunche
Written by: Peter Gathings Bunche
Starring: Shemar Moore, Nia Long, Ernie Hudson, Donnie Wahlberg, Tony Todd, Terrence Howard, Donald Faison, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Music: Joseph Williams
Cinematography: Nancy Schreiber
Runtime: 101 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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