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Caught in the Act

1993 · 105 min

A modestly tense small-screen thriller that trades on mounting suspicion and quiet unease rather than action.

Directed by
Deborah Reinisch
Genres
Thriller, Tv movie
Starring
Gregory Harrison, Leslie Hope, Patricia Clarkson
Overview
An unemployed actor is mixed up in a case about a $10,000,000 bank fraud.

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Directed by
Deborah Reinisch
Genres
Thriller, Tv movie
Starring
Gregory Harrison, Leslie Hope, Patricia Clarkson
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • crime
  • deception
  • greed
  • identity
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
thriller, tv movie
Directed by
Deborah Reinisch
Written by
Ken Hixon
Starring
Gregory Harrison, Leslie Hope, Patricia Clarkson, Kimberly Scott, Kevin Tighe, Michael David Lally, Daniel Gerroll, Raye Birk
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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