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Angel

1984 · 93 min

A sleazy, neon-lit descent into danger that keeps you tense and uneasy, with a surprisingly tender streak beneath the grime.

Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Tagline
High School Honor Student by Day. Hollywood Hooker by Night.
Overview
Molly Stewart, a teen at the top of her class who survives by working nights as a prostitute on Hollywood Blvd, finds her world beginning to fall apart when a depraved, necrophiliac serial killer begins targeting LA’s streetwalkers.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • found family
  • crime
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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The Angel Collection

  1. AngelMovie · 1984 This title
  2. Avenging AngelMovie · 1985
  3. Angel III: The Final ChapterMovie · 1988

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Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Robert Vincent O'Neil
Written by
Joseph Michael Cala, Robert Vincent O'Neil
Starring
Donna Wilkes, Cliff Gorman, Susan Tyrrell, Dick Shawn, Rory Calhoun, John Diehl, Elaine Giftos, Graem McGavin
Music
Craig Safan
Cinematography
Andrew Davis
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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