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Thursday

1998 · 87 min

A jittery, nasty black comedy that keeps you off-balance with sudden violence and absurd twists.

Directed by
Skip Woods
Genres
Thriller, Action, Comedy
Tagline
They say the past always catches up with you. This could be the day.
Overview
A former Los Angeles drug dealer moves far away to Texas, making a new life for himself as a married architect in the suburbs. His old crime partner unexpectedly shows up with heroin and gangster business, attracting a slew of violent unsavory characters.

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Directed by
Skip Woods
Genres
Thriller, Action, Comedy
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • violence
  • deception
  • redemption
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
thriller, action, comedy, crime, drama, mystery
Directed by
Skip Woods
Written by
Skip Woods
Starring
Thomas Jane, Paula Marshall, Aaron Eckhart, James Le Gros, Paulina Porizkova, Michael Jeter, Glenn Plummer, Mickey Rourke
Music
Dean Wareham
Cinematography
Denis Lenoir
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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