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City of Ghosts

2002 · 116 min

A humid, drifting descent into a foreign underworld where trust is scarce and every favor carries a hidden price.

Directed by
Matt Dillon
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Tagline
Where you go when you can't turn back.
Overview
A con man who is on the run from law enforcement in the U.S. travels to Cambodia to collect his share in an insurance scam but discovers more than he bargained for.

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Directed by
Matt Dillon
Genres
Thriller, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • deception
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
thriller, crime
Directed by
Matt Dillon
Written by
Barry Gifford, Matt Dillon
Starring
Matt Dillon, James Caan, Natascha McElhone, Gérard Depardieu, Stellan Skarsgård, Rose Byrne, Shawn Andrews, Christopher Curry
Music
Tyler Bates
Cinematography
Jim Denault
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French, Khmer, Russian

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