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Angel Heart

Movie · 1987 · 113 min

A sweaty, dread-soaked descent into a nightmare where every clue tightens the trap around a doomed man.

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1987 film by Alan Parker
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Year
1987
Runtime
113 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • fate
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
fantasy, horror, erotic, mystery, neo-noir, erotic thriller, satanic
Directed by
Alan Parker
Written by
Alan Parker
Starring
Robert De Niro, Charlotte Rampling, Mickey Rourke, Lisa Bonet, Dann Florek, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Kathleen Wilhoite, Michael Higgins
Music
Trevor Jones
Cinematography
Michael Seresin
Runtime
113 min
Country
Canada, United States, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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