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In Self Defense

1987 · 94 min

A taut, nerve-jangling TV thriller that keeps you on edge as a woman is stalked by the man she helped convict.

Directed by
Bruce Seth Green
Genres
Tv movie, Thriller, Crime
Starring
Linda Purl, Yaphet Kotto, Billy Drago
Tagline
He had his chance to kill her. Now it's her turn.
Overview
A witness is terrorized by the killer against whom she testified.

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Directed by
Bruce Seth Green
Genres
Tv movie, Thriller, Crime
Starring
Linda Purl, Yaphet Kotto, Billy Drago
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • obsession
  • survival
  • fate
  • crime
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
tv movie, thriller, crime
Directed by
Bruce Seth Green
Written by
Robert Crais, David E. Peckinpah
Starring
Linda Purl, Yaphet Kotto, Billy Drago, Terry Lester, Gail Edwards, Rick Lenz, Peter Crook, Andrew Bloch
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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