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Tightrope

1984 · 115 min

It is a gripping, gritty descent into the moral murk of a city where danger lurks everywhere.

Directed by
Richard Tuggle
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Tagline
A cop on the edge.
Overview
Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his daughters are threatened.

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Directed by
Richard Tuggle
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • mystery
  • violence
  • justice
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension9
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
mystery, thriller, crime
Directed by
Richard Tuggle
Written by
Richard Tuggle
Starring
Clint Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold, Dan Hedaya, Alison Eastwood, Jenny Beck, Marco St. John, Rebecca Perle, Regina Richardson
Music
Lennie Niehaus
Cinematography
Bruce Surtees
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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