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In the Electric Mist

2009 · 117 min

A slow, humid Southern mystery that drifts between past and present, haunted by ghosts and guilt.

Directed by
Bertrand Tavernier
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Crime
Starring
Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard
Tagline
NO ONE CAN ESCAPE THE SINS OF THE PAST
Overview
Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni, who is co-producer of a Civil War film. When the star of the film, Elrod Sykes, reports finding another corpse in the Atchafalaya Swamp near the movie set, Robicheaux starts another investigation, believing the corpse to be the remains of a black man whose murder he witnessed 35 years earlier.

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Directed by
Bertrand Tavernier
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Crime
Starring
Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • guilt
  • addiction
  • crime
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
thriller, drama, crime, mystery
Directed by
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Written by
Mary Olson-Kromolowski, Jerzy Kromolowski
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