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Impulse

2008 · 101 min

A slick, uneasy erotic thriller that keeps you wary of every charming stranger and second-guessing the romance.

Tagline
Love Hurts. Lust Kills.
Overview
Acting on impulse, Claire Dennison, enjoys a brief fling with a sexy stranger (a dead ringer for her husband), only to realize that the object of her desire is a crazed, manipulative, and tenacious psychopath.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • sexuality
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller, drama
Directed by
Charles T. Kanganis
Written by
Charles T. Kanganis
Starring
Angus Macfadyen, Willa Ford, Robert Moloney, Ron Selmour, Pablo Silveira, Ingrid Torrance, Laura Soltis, Nancy Sivak
Music
Stu Goldberg
Cinematography
Gordon Verheul
Runtime
101 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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