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Red Corner

1997 · 122 min

A tense, slowly tightening legal thriller that makes you feel the walls closing in as a foreigner navigates a hostile system.

Directed by
Jon Avnet
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
Severity for those who resist.
Overview
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.

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Directed by
Jon Avnet
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • justice
  • corruption
  • power
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Jon Avnet
Written by
Robert King
Starring
Richard Gere, Bai Ling, Bradley Whitford, Byron Mann, Peter Donat, Robert Stanton, Tsai Chin, James Hong
Music
Thomas Newman
Cinematography
Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Runtime
122 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Mandarin

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