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Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

1995 · 120 min

A steady, low-key TV crime drama that follows a journalist piecing together a murder, feeling more procedural than pulse-pounding.

Directed by
Joyce Chopra
Genres
Crime, Tv movie
Overview
Inspired by the the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning, Miami-based journalist, Edna Buchanan, who investigates the murder of a man with ties to the Miami mafia.
How it feels
Tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Crime, mystery, justice, corruption
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Joyce Chopra
Genres
Crime, Tv movie
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
crime, tv movie
Directed by
Joyce Chopra
Written by
Les Carter, Susan Sisko
Starring
Elizabeth Montgomery, Yaphet Kotto, Audra Lindley, Dean Stockwell, Joe Flanigan, Jenifer Lewis, Richard Lineback, Liz Sheridan
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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