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No Way Out

2022 · 89 min

A slick, sun-bleached descent from romance into menace, pulling you along on mounting dread and bad decisions.

Tagline: Find what you love and let it kill you.
Overview: Nick, a talented photographer who is new to Los Angeles falls quickly in love with Tessa, a free-spirited young woman who is no longer charmed by the city. Their worlds are turned upside down when she asks him to do the unimaginable, which leads to him uncovering a dark truth, forcing them down a path of revenge and destruction.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
love
betrayal
revenge
crime
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, crime, action
Directed by: Azi Rahman
Written by: Keith Kjarval
Starring: Joey Bicicchi, Maia Mitchell, Katelyn Pippy, Guy Burnet, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Jeff Adler, Duke Davis Roberts, Ashley Nicole Williams
Music: Tim Montijo
Cinematography: Peter Mosiman
Runtime: 89 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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