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The Temp

1993 · 97 min

A slick, paranoid office thriller that keeps you guessing about who to trust, with a chilly femme fatale at its center.

Directed by
Tom Holland
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Tagline
She'll eliminate the competition... permanently.
Overview
Peter Derns, an executive at Mrs. Appleby's Cooke Company, fears his future prospects are crumbling fast, until the arrival of Kris Bolin, a gorgeous, cooly efficient temp - and sultry temptress - who helps him develop a marketing campaign that slays the competition. But after two executives mysteriously die, Peter discovers his job security may vanish due to the one person he needs to trust: his temp.

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Directed by
Tom Holland
Genres
Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • identity
  • power
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Tom Holland
Written by
Kevin Falls
Starring
Timothy Hutton, Lara Flynn Boyle, Dwight Schultz, Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, Colleen Flynn, Faye Dunaway, Scott Coffey
Music
Frédéric Talgorn
Cinematography
Steve Yaconelli
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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