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Model for Murder: The Centerfold Killer

2016 · 81 min

A lurid, slow-burning thriller that mixes softcore titillation with a cat-and-mouse murder mystery, feeling tense yet cheaply sensational.

Overview
Supermodels compete for a coveted centerfold spread as a merciless killer stalks the glamorous women. Meanwhile, two detectives attempt to unravel the mystery before the body count mounts.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • violence
  • mystery
  • deception
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour2
Realism5
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller, mystery
Directed by
Dean McKendrick
Written by
Dean McKendrick
Starring
August Ames, Erika Jordan, Sarah Hunter, Jon Fleming, Billy Snow, Christiana Cinn, Justin Berti, Sal V. Miers
Cinematography
Terrance Ryker
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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