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The Banker

1990 · 92 min

A grim, methodical serial-killer thriller that keeps you tense with its gruesome ritual murders and personal stakes.

Tagline
A financial wizard takes death into account.
Overview
High-priced prostitutes are being systematically murdered, their corpses mutilated, and a bizarre South American symbol painted in blood is found at the scene. The cop investigating is out to solve the crime before his ex wife, a reporter, becomes the next victim.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • violence
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
William Webb
Written by
Dana Augustine
Starring
Robert Forster, Shanna Reed, Duncan Regehr, Jeff Conaway, Leif Garrett, Richard Roundtree, Juan Garcia, Michael Fairman
Cinematography
John Huneck
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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