Movie

Blackmail

1981 · 96 min

A twisty, talky crime caper that mixes bureaucratic intrigue with light comic touches and a persistent sense of unease.

Overview: A gang falsifies college degrees and sells them. They also help their careers, so that later they can blackmail them to obtain industrial espionage.
How it feels: Tense, satirical, cynical and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Corruption, deception, crime, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
deception
crime
power
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild