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Thug Love

2009 · 81 min

A steamy, career-vs-heart drama that simmers with romantic tension and the quiet anxiety of a life unraveling.

Tagline
She had the perfect life... she wanted more.
Overview
A divorced advertising executive finds her career in jeopardy when she begins a passionate relationship with a much younger man.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • love
  • work
  • identity
  • class
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Marcello Thedford
Written by
Marcello Thedford, Alonzo F. Jones
Starring
Millena Gay, Rich Paul, Byron Marc Newsome, Tabitha Brown, Susan Graham, Vittorio Wyatt Gray, Dana Hanna, Trevor Trout
Runtime
81 min
Languages
English

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