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The Inspectors

1998 · 105 min

A steady, workmanlike procedural that trades on quiet suspicion and the slow unravelling of a family's buried past.

Directed by
Brad Turner
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Tv movie
Overview
U.S Postal Inspectors are called in when a suburban couple are killed by a mail bomb. Suspicion immediately falls on the couple's estranged and heavily in debt son, who also just happens to be a Navy munitions expert. But investigations reveal that he is on the run from a past event in his life that is associated with the bombings.

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Directed by
Brad Turner
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Tv movie
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • mystery
  • family
  • guilt
  • betrayal
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
mystery, crime, tv movie
Directed by
Brad Turner
Written by
Bruce Zimmerman
Starring
Louis Gossett Jr., Jonathan Silverman, Samantha Ferris, Ty Olsson, Tobias Mehler, Greg Thirloway, JR Bourne, Shaun Johnston
Cinematography
Albert J. Dunk
Runtime
105 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
German, English

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