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Sanctimony

2000 · 90 min

A cold, nasty cat-and-mouse game that smirks at its own cruelty and rarely lets you look away.

Directed by
Uwe Boll
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Tagline
How do You Stop the killing
Overview
A handsome, brilliant stock trader, bored with his existence, becomes a serial killer.

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Directed by
Uwe Boll
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • crime
  • madness
  • power
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Action5
Horror6
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller, horror, crime
Directed by
Uwe Boll
Written by
Uwe Boll
Starring
Casper Van Dien, Eric Roberts, Catherine Oxenberg, Michael Paré, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Jennifer Rubin, Tanja Reichert, David Millbern
Music
Uwe Spies
Cinematography
Mathias Neumann
Runtime
90 min
Country
Canada, Germany, United States of America
Languages
English

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