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Suspect Zero

2004 · 99 min

A grim, cerebral thriller that keeps you unsettled with its bleak atmosphere and psychic undertones.

Directed by
E. Elias Merhige
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Tagline
Who's next?
Overview
A killer is on the loose, and an FBI agent sifts through clues and learns that the bloodthirsty felon's victims of choice are other serial killers.

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Directed by
E. Elias Merhige
Genres
Crime, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • justice
  • guilt
  • madness
  • violence
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror5
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
E. Elias Merhige
Written by
Billy Ray, Zak Penn
Starring
Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss, Harry Lennix, Kevin Chamberlin, Julian Reyes, Keith Campbell, Chloe Alexa Ibanez
Music
Clint Mansell
Cinematography
Michael Chapman
Runtime
99 min
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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