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Sexual Intent

1993 · 88 min

A chilly, low-budget revenge thriller that simmers with betrayal and slowly tightens toward payback.

Directed by
Kurt MacCarley
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Gary Hudson, Michele Brin, Sarah Hill
Tagline
He promised women everything they wanted. He took everything they had. And he left them with nothing... except revenge.
Overview
A con man seeks lonely women pretending to be "mister right" and seduces them, stealing their hearts and their assets. He finally meets his match when he rips off a savvy single mother and finds out the true meaning of a woman scorned.

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Directed by
Kurt MacCarley
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Gary Hudson, Michele Brin, Sarah Hill
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • deception
  • loneliness
  • greed
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Kurt MacCarley
Written by
Marco Derhy, Kurt MacCarley
Starring
Gary Hudson, Michele Brin, Sarah Hill, Mary Baldwin, Tammy Newbold, Erica Howard, Vanessa Ann Giorgio, Bruce McIntosh
Cinematography
Vojislav Mikulic
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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