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Her Alibi

1989 · 94 min

A light, playful romantic comedy with a mild suspense twist, easy to watch and often amusing.

Directed by
Bruce Beresford
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Tagline
Falling for a beautiful woman can be murder!
Overview
A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thinking her innocent, but as she shows more and more interesting abilities (such as knife throwing) he begins to doubt his first assessment.
How it feels
Light, romantic, tense and whimsical. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Love, deception, identity, betrayal
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Bruce Beresford
Genres
Comedy, Crime
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • deception
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism5
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
Bruce Beresford
Written by
Charlie Peters
Starring
Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William Daniels, James Farentino, Patrick Wayne, Tess Harper, Ronald Guttman, Victor Argo
Music
Georges Delerue
Cinematography
Freddie Francis
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Romanian, English, Spanish

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