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Deceiver

1997 · 106 min

A claustrophobic, twisty battle of wits that keeps you tense and guessing, with a cold, unsettling edge.

Directed by: Jonas Pate, Josh Pate
Genres: Mystery, Crime, Drama
Starring: Tim Roth, Michael Rooker, Renée Zellweger

Tagline: There are two sides to every lie.
Overview: The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.

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Directed by: Jonas Pate, Josh Pate
Genres: Mystery, Crime, Drama
Starring: Tim Roth, Michael Rooker, Renée Zellweger

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
obsession
guilt
betrayal
morality
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	6

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