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Wild Side

1996 · 96 min

A stylish, disorienting erotic thriller that feels like a fever dream, blending menace and melancholy with a fractured narrative.

Directed by: Donald Cammell
Genres: Thriller, Romance
Starring: Anne Heche, Christopher Walken, Joan Chen

Tagline: It's Not About Sex, It's About Power.
Overview: A bank accountant who moonlights as a high-priced call girl becomes embroiled in the lives of a money launderer, his seductive wife, and his bodyguard.

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Directed by: Donald Cammell
Genres: Thriller, Romance
Starring: Anne Heche, Christopher Walken, Joan Chen

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
betrayal
obsession
identity
sexuality
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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Details

Genres: thriller, romance
Directed by: Donald Cammell
Written by: China Kong, Donald Cammell
Starring: Anne Heche, Christopher Walken, Joan Chen, Steven Bauer, Allen Garfield, Adam Novak, Randy Crowder, Marcus Aurelius
Music: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Cinematography: Seo Mutarevic
Runtime: 96 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America, Netherlands
Languages: English

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