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Caged Fear

1991 · 100 min

A gritty, tense prison thriller that keeps you on edge with its raw setting and desperate stakes.

Directed by
Robert Houston
Genres
Thriller
Tagline
Guess who's running the prison.
Overview
After a jewelry theft Tommy Lane can hardly free. His girlfriend Kristen has less luck and is arrested. She's sentenced to jail in an ill-reputed female prison in Oklahoma. Tommy doesn't let her down; he manages to get into the prison - on the other side of the bars - to force the ruthless director to let her go.
How it feels
Dark, tense and bleak. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Survival, justice, betrayal, power
Content
Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
Note
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Directed by
Robert Houston
Genres
Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Robert Houston
Written by
Lisa Comshaw
Starring
David Keith, Deborah May, Ray Sharkey, Karen Black, Kristen Cloke, Charlie Spradling, Rick Dean, Loretta Devine
Cinematography
Alan Caso
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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