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Crooked & Narrow

2016 · 90 min

A gritty, slow-burning crime drama that keeps you tense with its morally complex characters and looming threat.

Directed by
Neal Dhand
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Lindsay Goranson, Brian Anthony Wilson, Jon Freda
Overview
Amy Walsh returns to Philadelphia after 10 years to visit her ex-cop, current-con father and to join a stick-up crew. After a job gone wrong, Warren Mercer, the cop who put her dad in prison gets on her trail.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Neal Dhand
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Lindsay Goranson, Brian Anthony Wilson, Jon Freda
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • family
  • justice
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
crime, thriller, drama
Directed by
Neal Dhand
Written by
Andy Watts, Neal Dhand
Starring
Lindsay Goranson, Brian Anthony Wilson, Jon Freda, Khan Baykal, Nakia Dillard
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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