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Abstruse

2019 · 117 min

A grim little crime thriller that keeps you watching to see how far the cover-up reaches.

Directed by
Harley Wallen
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Tom Sizemore, Dennis Haskins, Calhoun Koenig
Overview
Two young women get themselves into a very compromising situation that proves life changing, the aftermath is almost worse as all trails of the event has been wiped out and all of a sudden the tables turn and Amanda goes from being the victim to the accused. Amanda's father decides to look into it only to realize it's much bigger than they first anticipated.

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Directed by
Harley Wallen
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Tom Sizemore, Dennis Haskins, Calhoun Koenig
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • deception
    • family
    • justice
    • power
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    action, crime, thriller
    Directed by
    Harley Wallen
    Written by
    Harley Wallen
    Starring
    Tom Sizemore, Dennis Haskins, Calhoun Koenig, Colleen Gentry, Joel Paul Reisig, Harley Wallen, Kaiti Wallen
    Runtime
    117 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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