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O

2001 · 95 min

A slow, suffocating descent into jealousy and manipulation that leaves you tense and unsettled long after it ends.

Directed by
Tim Blake Nelson
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring
Mekhi Phifer, Martin Sheen, Josh Hartnett
Tagline
Trust. Seduction. Betrayal.
Overview
Even though he's the only black student at the elite Palmetto Grove Academy, star basketball player Odin James has the adoration of all, including the team's coach and the Dean's beautiful daughter Desi. Odin's troubled friend Hugo, the coach's son, deeply resentful of his father's preference of Odin on and off the court, plots a diabolical scheme to sow the seed of mistrust between O and Desi, setting in motion a disturbing chain of events which erupts into a firestorm of breathtaking intensity.

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Directed by
Tim Blake Nelson
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring
Mekhi Phifer, Martin Sheen, Josh Hartnett
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 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
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • race
  • guilt
  • trauma
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, thriller
Directed by
Tim Blake Nelson
Written by
Brad Kaaya
Starring
Mekhi Phifer, Martin Sheen, Josh Hartnett, Andrew Keegan, Julia Stiles, Rain Phoenix, Chris Freihofer, Elden Henson
Music
Jeff Danna
Cinematography
Russell Lee Fine
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French

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