Movie

Point of Origin

2002 · 86 min

A slow-burning, methodical true-crime procedural that grows quietly unsettling as obsession and deception blur together.

Overview: An arson investigator searches for the perpetrator of a string of deadly fires in 1980s California.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, crime, deception, guilt
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
crime
deception
guilt
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild