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American Buffalo

1996 · 88 min

A claustrophobic, dialogue-driven pressure cooker that makes you squirm as petty ambitions curdle into paranoia and rage.

Directed by: Michael Corrente
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz, Sean Nelson

Tagline: They had a plan. It wasn't worth a nickel.
Overview: Three inner-city losers plan a robbery of a valuable coin in a seedy second-hand junk shop.

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Directed by: Michael Corrente
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz, Sean Nelson

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
loyalty
greed
crime
power
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	3
Realism	8
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Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, crime
Directed by: Michael Corrente
Written by: David Mamet
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz, Sean Nelson
Music: Thomas Newman
Cinematography: Richard Crudo
Runtime: 88 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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