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Inside Game

2019 · 97 min

A tense, low-key true-crime drama that slowly tightens the screws as friendship and greed collide.

Directed by: Randall Batinkoff
Genres: Drama
Starring: Lindsey Morgan, Michael O'Keefe, Will Sasso

Tagline: The true story of the NBA betting scandal
Overview: In 2007, when NBA referee Tim Donaghy got caught betting on games he worked, he said two men associated with the Gambino crime family - a bookie named Baba Battista and a drug dealer named Tommy Martino - threatened to kill his family if he didn't give them gambling picks. That's what Donaghy told the FBI, that's what he told 60 Minutes, and that's what he testified in court. But that's not what really happened. That's not even close. INSIDE GAME is the untold true story of one of the biggest scandals in sports history.

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Directed by: Randall Batinkoff
Genres: Drama
Starring: Lindsey Morgan, Michael O'Keefe, Will Sasso

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
greed
crime
loyalty
corruption
Places: big city
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	3
Realism	8
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Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Randall Batinkoff
Written by: Andy Callahan
Starring: Lindsey Morgan, Michael O'Keefe, Will Sasso, Berto Colon, Michael Iacono, Reggie Lee, Piper Watts, Taylor Colwell
Music: Jeff Beal
Cinematography: Akis Konstantakopoulos
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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