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Tape

2001 · 87 min

A claustrophobic, dialogue-driven pressure cooker that slowly tightens around old wounds and moral ambiguity.

Tagline
Some things can't be erased.
Overview
Jon, a first-time filmmaker, finds himself in Lansing, Michigan to present his film at a local film festival. Vince, his high school friend who is now a volunteer fireman and small-time drug dealer, also visits the town to support Jon on his big day, or so it seems. After a raucous hello and much backslapping, it appears that there is an undercurrent of tension in the air.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • guilt
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • justice
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Richard Linklater
Written by
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Starring
Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Uma Thurman
Cinematography
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Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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