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Fatal Beauty

1987 · 104 min

A gritty, uneven cop thriller that swings between quippy undercover comedy and grim drug-war tragedy, with a bleak streak under its brash heroine.

Directed by: Tom Holland
Genres: Action, Comedy
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott, Rubén Blades

Tagline: An earthquake is about to hit L.A. It's called Detective Rita Rizzoli.
Overview: Detective Rita Rizzoli is accustomed to donning costumes and going undercover to nail crooks. But she'll be required to use all of her get-ups and more when a major cocaine ring is suspected of turning out a potent new strain of the drug, called "Fatal Beauty." With the help of her partner and a former bodyguard for a local cartel, Rita will do whatever it takes to find out who's dealing Fatal Beauty and stop them.

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Directed by: Tom Holland
Genres: Action, Comedy
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott, Rubén Blades

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
addiction
corruption
grief
justice
Places: big city
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	3
Humour	4
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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