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Boiling Point

1993 · 92 min

A gritty, slow-burning crime thriller that simmers with tension and moral ambiguity, punctuated by sudden violence.

Directed by
James B. Harris
Genres
Drama, Action, Crime
Tagline
He's a cop who reached the Boiling Point.
Overview
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; but when Ronnie kills an undercover secret service agent, his partner Jimmy Mercer vows revenge and is given one week to catch the killers before being transferred.

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Directed by
James B. Harris
Genres
Drama, Action, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, action, crime, thriller
Directed by
James B. Harris
Written by
James B. Harris
Starring
Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper, Lolita Davidovich, Viggo Mortensen, Seymour Cassel, Jonathan Banks, Christine Elise, Tony Lo Bianco
Cinematography
King Baggot
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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