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Hands of a Stranger

1987 · 130 min

A grim, slow-burning study of obsession and grief that weighs heavily, with a brooding, uneasy atmosphere throughout.

Overview
A New York cop becomes obsessed with finding his wife's rapist.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • obsession
  • grief
  • revenge
  • trauma
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
romance, crime, drama, tv movie
Directed by
Larry Elikann
Written by
Arthur Kopit
Starring
Armand Assante, Blair Brown, Beverly D'Angelo, Michael Lerner, Philip Casnoff, Arliss Howard, Sam McMurray, Patricia Richardson
Music
Michel Rubini
Cinematography
Laszlo George
Runtime
130 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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