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Split Second

1992 · 90 min

A grimy, rain-soaked chase through flooded tunnels, blending buddy-cop banter with creature-feature dread and a burnt-out detective's obsession.

Directed by
Tony Maylam
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Crime
Tagline
He's seen the future. Now he has to kill it.
Overview
In a flooded future London, Detective Harley Stone hunts a serial killer who murdered his partner and has haunted him ever since — but he soon discovers what he is hunting might not be human.

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Directed by
Tony Maylam
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • revenge
  • isolation
  • survival
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Action7
Horror7
Humour4
Realism3
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
science fiction, action, crime, thriller, horror
Directed by
Tony Maylam
Written by
Gary Scott Thompson
Starring
Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall, Michael J. Pollard, Alastair Duncan, Alun Armstrong, Pete Postlethwaite, Ian Dury, Roberta Eaton
Music
Francis Haines, Stephen W. Parsons
Cinematography
Clive Tickner
Runtime
90 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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