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Rag and Bone

1998 · 90 min

A moody, haunted procedural that blends clerical doubt with ghostly sleuthing in a humid, shadowy city.

Directed by
James D. Parriott
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Fantasy
Starring
Dean Cain, Robert Patrick, Stan Shaw
Overview
The life of a priest seconded to a New Orleans police department begins to fall apart when he is wrongly implicated in the shooting of a suspect. However, it comes to light that the precinct is haunted by the spirit of a deceased policeman, who helps the beleaguered cleric to solve the case and clear his name.

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Directed by
James D. Parriott
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Fantasy
Starring
Dean Cain, Robert Patrick, Stan Shaw
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • guilt
  • faith
  • justice
  • corruption
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action3
Horror4
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, thriller, fantasy
Directed by
James D. Parriott
Written by
Anne Rice, James D. Parriott
Starring
Dean Cain, Robert Patrick, Stan Shaw, Alexondra Lee, Carroll Baker, Kelly Rowan, Drew Snyder, Al Wiggins
Music
Michael Hoenig
Cinematography
Carolyn Chen, Alan Caso
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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