Movie

Lonely Heart

1981 · 105 min

A measured, low-key police procedural that lingers on the private lives of its detectives as much as the murder itself.

Overview: A police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, work, isolation, family
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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
work
isolation
family
morality
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild