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Striking Distance

1993 · 102 min

A gritty, river-soaked thriller that keeps you guessing amid murky loyalties and brooding atmosphere.

Directed by: Rowdy Herrington
Genres: Crime, Action, Mystery
Starring: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina

Tagline: They shouldn't have put him in the water, if they didn't want him to make waves.
Overview: Demoted Pittsburgh cop Tom Hardy works river patrol while a serial killer targets women from his past, forcing him to conduct an unauthorized investigation to prove his innocence and expose a dirty cop.

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Directed by: Rowdy Herrington
Genres: Crime, Action, Mystery
Starring: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina

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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: betrayal
corruption
revenge
guilt
isolation
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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