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Snitch'd

2003 · 86 min

A grim, gritty undercover crime drama that grinds through gang tensions and a schoolyard murder with little levity.

Directed by: James Cahill
Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
Starring: James Cahill, Eva Longoria, Brenda Tinoca

Tagline: Choose your side..
Overview: When the East Side Gang and The Cut Throat Mafia start a drug war at a local high school, detective McClure goes undercover to investigate the brutal murder of a young Latino student. The gang members are the key suspects but nobody is talking. And as McClure continues to dig for answers, it becomes clear that the two gangs are fighting for territory - and nobody is getting in their way.

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Directed by: James Cahill
Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
Starring: James Cahill, Eva Longoria, Brenda Tinoca

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
violence
justice
betrayal
loyalty
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama, action, crime
Directed by: James Cahill
Written by: James Cahill, Donn Keresey
Starring: James Cahill, Eva Longoria, Brenda Tinoca
Runtime: 86 min
Languages: English

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