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Black Moon Rising

1986 · 100 min

A slick, fast-paced heist thriller with a sci-fi car, fun tough-guy banter, and a touch of sleaze.

Directed by
Harley Cokeliss
Genres
Action, Thriller
Tagline
Meet Sam Quint... Stealing from him is the biggest mistake you can make.
Overview
An FBI free-lancer stashes a stolen Las Vegas-crime tape in a high-tech car stolen by someone else.

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Directed by
Harley Cokeliss
Genres
Action, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • technology
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, thriller
Directed by
Harley Cokeliss
Written by
Desmond Nakano, John Carpenter, William Gray
Starring
Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn, Richard Jaeckel, Lee Ving, Bubba Smith, Dan Shor, William Sanderson
Music
Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography
Mikhail Suslov
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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