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Extreme Measures

1996 · 118 min

A slow, clammy crawl through institutional corridors where every helpful face might be a threat, leaving you uneasy about the price of progress.

Directed by: Michael Apted
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker

Tagline: Not all surgery is intended to cure.
Overview: Guy Luthan, a British doctor working at a hospital in New York, starts making unwelcome enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears. After the trail leads Luthan to the door of an eminent surgeon at the hospital, Luthan soon finds himself in extreme danger from people who want the hospital's secret to remain undiscovered.

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Directed by: Michael Apted
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: morality
corruption
justice
obsession
class
Places: big city
hospital
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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