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Color of Night

1994 · 121 min

A steamy, twisty erotic thriller that keeps you guessing while feeling a bit absurd and melodramatic.

Directed by: Richard Rush
Genres: Romance, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades

Tagline: In the heat of desire, love can turn to deception. Nothing is what it seems when day turns into night.
Overview: A color-blind psychiatrist is stalked by an unknown killer after taking over his murdered friend's therapy group and becomes embroiled in an intense affair with a mysterious woman who may be connected to the crime.

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Directed by: Richard Rush
Genres: Romance, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
grief
deception
trauma
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	6
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: romance, mystery, thriller
Directed by: Richard Rush
Written by: Billy Ray, Matthew Chapman
Starring: Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades, Lesley Ann Warren, Scott Bakula, Brad Dourif, Lance Henriksen, Kevin J. O'Connor
Music: Dominic Frontiere
Cinematography: Dietrich Lohmann
Runtime: 121 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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