Collateral
A sleek, nerve-jangling night ride through a neon city, where quiet conversation and sudden violence keep you coiled and uneasy.
Same composer: James Newton Howard · Dark, tense · about isolation and violence
Falling Down
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About 1993 film directed by Joel Schumacher
Genres drama, action, crime, thriller, vigilante, action thriller
Directed by Joel Schumacher
Written by Ebbe Roe Smith
Starring Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Frederic Forrest, Tuesday Weld, Lois Smith, Vondie Curtis-Hall, John Diehl
Music James Newton Howard
Runtime 107 min
Country United States, France, United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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