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Fear City

1984 · 95 min

A grimy, slow-burning descent into nightclub sleaze and quiet dread, punctuated by sudden brutality and a weary sense of doom.

Tagline: No showgirl is safe on the streets of... Fear City.
Overview: Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Violence, obsession, grief, addiction
Content: Strong violence, gore and sexual content. Mild language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
obsession
grief
addiction
isolation
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong