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The Real McCoy

1993 · 100 min

A tense, methodical heist thriller with a maternal heart, balancing high-stakes planning against a mother's desperate fight for her son.

Directed by
Russell Mulcahy
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Tagline
20 guards. 30 tons of steel. A security system second to none. They said there wasn't a man on Earth who could pull off a bank job like this. They were right.
Overview
Karen McCoy is released from prison with nothing but the clothes on her back. Before being incarcerated, Karen was the bank robber of her time, but now she wishes for nothing more than to settle down and start a new life. Unfortunately, between a dirty parole officer, old business partners, and an idiot ex, she will have to do the unthinkable in order to save her son.

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Directed by
Russell Mulcahy
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 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
  • family
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Russell Mulcahy
Written by
William Davies
Starring
Kim Basinger, Val Kilmer, Terence Stamp, David Dwyer, Gailard Sartain, Raynor Scheine, Andy Stahl, Deborah Hobart
Music
Brad Fiedel
Cinematography
Denis Crossan
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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