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The Drowning Pool

1975 · 109 min

A sweaty, tangled neo-noir that keeps you piecing together motives while the bayou heat presses down.

Directed by: Stuart Rosenberg
Genres: Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Richard Derr

Tagline: Harper days are here again...
Overview: Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.

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Directed by: Stuart Rosenberg
Genres: Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Richard Derr

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
family
betrayal
power
greed
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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