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The Little Things

2021 · 128 min

A slow, brooding descent into obsession and moral compromise, with a pervasive sense of dread and unresolved guilt.

Directed by
John Lee Hancock
Genres
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto
Tagline
Some things never let us go.
Overview
Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.

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Directed by
John Lee Hancock
Genres
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • guilt
  • justice
  • corruption
  • memory
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, crime, thriller
Directed by
John Lee Hancock
Written by
John Lee Hancock
Starring
Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto, Chris Bauer, Michael Hyatt, Terry Kinney, Natalie Morales, Isabel Arraiza
Music
Thomas Newman
Cinematography
John Schwartzman
Runtime
128 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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