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Just Cause

1995 · 102 min

A sweaty, morally tangled thriller that keeps you uneasy as it peels back layers of manipulation and revenge.

Directed by: Arne Glimcher
Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Blair Underwood

Tagline: Buried deep in the Florida Everglades is a secret that can save an innocent man or let a killer kill again.
Overview: A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific murder of a child.

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Directed by: Arne Glimcher
Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Blair Underwood

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
revenge
deception
guilt
race
Places: small town
wilderness
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: action, drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by: Arne Glimcher
Written by: Jeb Stuart, Peter Stone
Starring: Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Blair Underwood, Kate Capshaw, Ruby Dee, Scarlett Johansson, Ed Harris, Christopher Murray
Music: James Newton Howard
Cinematography: Lajos Koltai
Runtime: 102 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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