Short film

Perfect Alibi

1988 · 21 min

A scrappy, loopy caper that keeps resetting itself, equal parts shaggy comedy and nagging déjà vu.

Overview: A lousy pickpocket is sent into a recurring time-loop until he succeeds in carrying out a burglary.
How it feels: Absurd, light, tense and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Crime, fate, obsession, deception
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
fate
obsession
deception
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: crime, science fiction
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Written by: Stephen Sommers
Starring: Dan Bell, Christopher Roland, Elinor Baggett, Fox Harris, Rebecca Bell, Victor Vidales
Runtime: 21 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English