Movie

True Crime

1995 · 94 min

A moody, slow-burning thriller that blends teenage curiosity with genuine menace, keeping you uneasy as the investigation deepens.

Tagline: Trust no one.
Overview: Mary Giordano is a bright, intelligent student who goes to a catholic school. She also has an addiction to mystery novels and detective magazines, which inspire her to do her own detective work. When she starts snooping around on the case of a murderer of teenage girls, it gets her in hot water with her mentor Detective Jerry Gunn. But it also starts a team up with police cadet Tony Campbell. The two work together to find the murderer. But the closer Mary gets to solving the murder, the more danger she puts herself in of being the next victim.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, identity, grief, justice
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
grief
justice
coming-of-age
Places: suburbs
school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild