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Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

2006 · 87 min

A somber, methodical small-town police procedural that lingers on quiet, wounded characters and the slow grind of an investigation.

Directed by: Robert Harmon
Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Tom Selleck, Viola Davis, Kohl Sudduth

Overview: When Jesse Stone looks into the murder of a teen-age girl whose body is found floating in a local lake, it brings him up against the Boston mob and into the affluent world of a bestselling writer who exploits troubled teens.

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Directed by: Robert Harmon
Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Tom Selleck, Viola Davis, Kohl Sudduth

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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
grief
isolation
addiction
justice
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, crime, thriller, mystery, tv movie
Directed by: Robert Harmon
Written by: Tom Selleck, J. T. Allen, Michael Brandman
Starring: Tom Selleck, Viola Davis, Kohl Sudduth, Orla Brady, Gary Basaraba, John Diehl, Debra Christofferson, Mae Whitman
Cinematography: David Gribble
Runtime: 87 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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