Movie

The Scorpion

1997 · 100 min

A grim, slow-burning police procedural that tightens around you as grief curdles into obsession.

Overview: Josef Bertholt is head of operations of the Munich Police's drug squad. When his wife Lily is the victim of a hit by drug dealers, he becomes even more obsessed with his work.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, obsession, revenge, crime
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
obsession
revenge
crime
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild