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No Good Deed

2002 · 97 min

A tense, slow-burning neo-noir that traps you in a house with dangerous strangers and a manipulative femme fatale, keeping you guessing until the end.

Directed by: Bob Rafelson
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Milla Jovovich, Stellan Skarsgård

Tagline: HE was more than a cop. SHE was more than a thief.
Overview: While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery.

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Directed by: Bob Rafelson
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Milla Jovovich, Stellan Skarsgård

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
deception
isolation
betrayal
obsession
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, crime, drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by: Bob Rafelson
Written by: Christopher Canaan, Steve Barancik
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Milla Jovovich, Stellan Skarsgård, Doug Hutchison, Joss Ackland, Grace Zabriskie, Jonathan Higgins, Shannon Lawson
Music: Jeff Beal
Cinematography: Juan Ruiz Anchía
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United States of America, Germany, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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