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After Midnight

2014 · 82 min

A lurid, fast-paced erotic thriller that keeps you guessing with a seedy undercover setting and campy B-movie energy.

Directed by
Fred Olen Ray
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Richard Grieco, Tawny Kitaen, Catherine Annette
Overview
When an exotic dancer is murdered at a seedy strip club, her sister Constance, a TV newscaster, goes undercover to find the killer. While working at the club, she quickly realizes that everyone is a suspect and that other dancers are being targeted. She must work fast to find the killer to seek her revenge before she becomes the next target.

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Directed by
Fred Olen Ray
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Richard Grieco, Tawny Kitaen, Catherine Annette
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • mystery
  • deception
  • violence
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour3
Realism5
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller
Directed by
Fred Olen Ray
Written by
Fred Olen Ray, Andrew Helm
Starring
Richard Grieco, Tawny Kitaen, Catherine Annette, Tim Abell, Jeneta St. Clair, Erika Jordan, Bobby Rice, Tiffany Tynes
Music
Matt Jantzen
Cinematography
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Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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