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Desperation Rising

1989 · 90 min

A gritty, fast-paced crime thriller with exploitation flair and sudden bursts of martial-arts action.

Directed by
Jason Holt
Genres
Crime, Action
Starring
Nick Cassavetes, Tally Lauriti, Kimberly Hyde
Overview
Angelo, a drug-pushing gang leader, has a hidden basement room called The Red Room where he keeps women for prostitution. A motivational speaker named Hunt hires one of Angelo's hookers and ends up in deep shit. When someone seeks revenge against Angelo, bullets whiz, roundhouse kicks fly, and Hunt uses his powers of motivation to rally Angelo's prostitutes into a gang war.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Jason Holt
Genres
Crime, Action
Starring
Nick Cassavetes, Tally Lauriti, Kimberly Hyde
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • crime
  • revenge
  • power
  • corruption
  • violence
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
crime, action
Directed by
Jason Holt
Written by
Jason Holt
Starring
Nick Cassavetes, Tally Lauriti, Kimberly Hyde
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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