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Adult Fun

1972 · 102 min

A slow-burning, low-key British thriller that draws you into a world of quiet paranoia and moral compromise.

Directed by
James Scott
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Peter Marinker, Deborah Norton, Judy Liebert
Overview
A young London City-worker inadvertently becomes involved in the world of crime.

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Directed by
James Scott
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Peter Marinker, Deborah Norton, Judy Liebert
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • corruption
  • power
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
James Scott
Written by
James Scott
Starring
Peter Marinker, Deborah Norton, Judy Liebert, Anne Foster, Roger Booth, Roger Hammond, Michael Elphick
Runtime
102 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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