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Romeo Is Bleeding

1993 · 110 min

A sweaty, nasty neo-noir that pulls you into a corrupt cop's downward spiral with grim fascination and dark eroticism.

Directed by: Peter Medak
Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance
Starring: Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra

Tagline: The story of a cop who wanted it bad and got it worse.
Overview: A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.

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Directed by: Peter Medak
Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance
Starring: Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
obsession
betrayal
crime
guilt
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	4
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: crime, drama, romance
Directed by: Peter Medak
Written by: Hilary Henkin
Starring: Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra, Juliette Lewis, Roy Scheider, David Proval, Will Patton, Larry Joshua
Music: Mark Isham
Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski
Runtime: 110 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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