Movie

Above Suspicion

2019 · 104 min

A grim, tense descent into toxic obsession and betrayal, anchored by a doomed sense of inevitability.

Tagline: The devil always comes as everything you wanted
Overview: The chilling true story of a newly married FBI poster boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky. There he is drawn into an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman who becomes his star informant. She sees in him her means of escape; instead, it's a ticket to disaster for both of them.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, betrayal, corruption, addiction
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
betrayal
corruption
addiction
crime
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong