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The Night Crew

2015 · 89 min

A tense, action-heavy siege thriller that keeps you on edge with its desert motel standoff and relentless survival stakes.

Directed by
Christian Sesma
Genres
Thriller, Action, Mystery
Starring
Jason Mewes, Danny Trejo, Chasty Ballesteros
Overview
A group of hard up bounty hunters must survive the night in a desert motel against a horde of savage cartel killers. They soon realize that their fugitive, a mysterious Chinese woman, is much more than she lets on.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Christian Sesma
Genres
Thriller, Action, Mystery
Starring
Jason Mewes, Danny Trejo, Chasty Ballesteros
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • crime
    • violence
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action7
    Horror4
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension7
    Darkness6
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller, action, mystery
    Directed by
    Christian Sesma
    Written by
    Paul Sloan, Christian Sesma
    Starring
    Jason Mewes, Danny Trejo, Chasty Ballesteros, Luke Goss, Bokeem Woodbine, Christine Nguyen, Jacqueline Lord, Roberto Sanchez
    Cinematography
    Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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