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Rush

1991 · 120 min

A slow, suffocating descent into addiction and moral compromise, tense and grim, with moments of raw intimacy.

Directed by
Lili Fini Zanuck
Genres
Crime, Drama
Tagline
How far do they go before they've gone too far?
Overview
Undercover cop Jim Raynor is a seasoned veteran. His partner, Kristen Cates, is lacking in experience, but he thinks she's tough enough to work his next case with him: a deep cover assignment to bring down the notoriously hard-to-capture drug lord Gaines. While their relationship turns romantic during the assignment, they also turn into junkies, and will have to battle their own addictions if they want to bring down Gaines once and for all.

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Directed by
Lili Fini Zanuck
Genres
Crime, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 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
  • addiction
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Lili Fini Zanuck
Written by
Peter Dexter
Starring
Jason Patric, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sam Elliott, Max Perlich, Gregg Allman, William Sadler, Tony Frank, Special K. McCray
Music
Eric Clapton
Cinematography
Kenneth MacMillan
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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