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The Hot Spot

1990 · 130 min

A sweaty, slow-burning neo-noir that wraps you in small-town heat and moral decay, with a twist that stings.

Tagline
Sex is never safe. It’s dangerous.
Overview
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • love
  • fate
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, crime, thriller
Directed by
Dennis Hopper
Written by
Nona Tyson, Charles Williams
Starring
Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly, Charles Martin Smith, William Sadler, Jerry Hardin, Barry Corbin, Leon Rippy
Music
Jack Nitzsche
Cinematography
Ueli Steiger
Runtime
130 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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