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The Morning After

1986 · 102 min

A hungover, anxious mystery that keeps you uneasy and guessing, anchored by a fragile, self-destructive heroine and a wary romance.

Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Tagline
Last night she drank to forget. Today she woke up to a murder. Is he her last hope or the last man she should trust?
Overview
Failed actress Alex Sternbergen wakes up hungover one morning in an apartment she does not recognize, unable to remember the previous evening -- and with a dead body in bed next to her. As she tries to piece together the events of the night, Alex cannot totally rely on friends or her estranged husband, Joaquin, for assistance. Only a single ally, loner ex-policeman Turner Kendall, can help her escape her predicament and find the true killer.

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Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Romance
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • addiction
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
thriller, mystery, romance
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Written by
David Rayfiel, James Cresson
Starring
Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Raúl Juliá, Diane Salinger, Richard Foronjy, Geoffrey Scott, James "Gypsy" Haake, Kathleen Wilhoite
Music
Paul Chihara
Cinematography
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English

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