Movie

Kansas City

1996 · 116 min

A smoky, jazz-soaked descent into political rot, drifting between languid musical interludes and sudden cruelty.

Tagline: Kansas City, 1934. Anything could happen here. One night it did.
Overview: A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Corruption, power, crime, obsession
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: corruption
power
crime
obsession
race
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild