MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for The Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man

1998 · 114 min

A sweaty, slow-burning Southern legal thriller that keeps you uneasy with shifting loyalties and a creeping sense of entrapment.

Directed by
Robert Altman
Genres
Thriller
Tagline
Based on an original story by John Grisham.
Overview
A successful Savannah defense attorney gets romantically involved with a sexy, mysterious waitress troubled by psychopaths and dark family secrets.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Add to a list: The Gingerbread Man

You have no lists yet. Name one, and this title goes into it.

All your lists

In the USNot loaded yet.
Directed by
Robert Altman
Genres
Thriller
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • tensestrength 3 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
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • justice
  • obsession
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

More like this

Titles like The Gingerbread Man

Movie

Body Heat

1981

A sweaty, seductive noir that wraps you in oppressive heat and mounting dread as desire and deception spiral toward betrayal.

Tense, dark · about deception and betrayal · twist ending

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • twist ending
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
113 min
Details
Body HeatHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Lincoln Lawyer

2011

A slick, twisty legal thriller that keeps you on edge with its sharp dialogue and moral dilemmas.

Tense, dark · about deception and corruption · twist ending

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • deception
  • corruption
  • twist ending
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Runtime
119 min
Details
The Lincoln LawyerHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Fracture

2007

A cool, cerebral duel of wits that keeps you leaning in, savoring the cat-and-mouse precision and slow-burning tension.

Tense, dark · about deception and betrayal · twist ending

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • twist ending
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
113 min
Details
FractureHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Blood Simple

1984

A sweaty, slow-burning nightmare of mistrust and violence, full of tense set pieces and blackly funny touches.

Tense, dark · about deception and betrayal · twist ending

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • twist ending
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
97 min
Details
Blood SimpleHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Touch of Evil

1958

A grimy, shadowy border-town descent where corruption and menace tighten around you like a slow, queasy grip.

Tense, dark · about betrayal and corruption · twist ending

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • twist ending
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
111 min
Details
Touch of EvilHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Verity

2026

A sleek, chilly thriller that keeps you uneasy, constantly second-guessing what's real and who's lying.

Tense, dark · about deception and betrayal · twist ending

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • twist ending
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
117 min
Details
VerityHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Jagged Edge

1985

A sleek, suspenseful legal thriller that keeps you guessing about guilt and attraction, with a chilling undercurrent.

Tense, dark · about deception and betrayal · twist ending

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • twist ending
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
108 min
Details
Jagged EdgeHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Invisible Guest

2017

A tense, twisty puzzle that keeps you guessing, with shifting stories and a slow reveal of dark truths.

Tense, dark · about deception and betrayal · twist ending

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • twist ending
Pacing
measured
Attention
demanding
Runtime
107 min
Details
The Invisible GuestHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Firm

1993

A slick, steadily tightening legal thriller that keeps you leaning forward as a bright young lawyer sinks deeper into a corrupt world.

Tense, dark · about betrayal and corruption · twist ending

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • twist ending
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
154 min
Details
The FirmHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Dial M for Murder

1954

A taut, stage-bound cat-and-mouse game where elegant conversation conceals cold calculation, keeping you leaning in to catch every clue.

Tense, dark · about deception and betrayal · twist ending

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • twist ending
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
105 min
Details
Dial M for MurderHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Presumed Innocent

1990

A slow-burning legal thriller that keeps you tense and guessing, with a cold, morally murky atmosphere.

Tense, dark · about betrayal and corruption · twist ending

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • twist ending
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
127 min
Details
Presumed InnocentHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Body

2012

A sleek, twisty thriller that keeps you guessing, with a cold, tense atmosphere and a satisfyingly dark reveal.

Tense, dark · about deception and betrayal · twist ending

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • twist ending
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
107 min
Details
The BodyHidden from your suggestions.

Cast

Where to watch in the US

Change country

We have not loaded where to watch in the US for this title yet. Check again in a day or two.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Robert Altman
Written by
Clyde Hayes
Starring
Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr., Daryl Hannah, Tom Berenger, Famke Janssen, Mae Whitman, Jesse James
Music
Mark Isham
Cinematography
Gu Changwei
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikipediaWikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.