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Top of the World

1997 · 100 min

A scrappy, claustrophobic casino siege that keeps you watching as a couple dodges crooks and cops through the night.

Overview: In Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the World Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big, right as the casino is being robbed. The police believe their big win was a staged diversion, and the two of them become suspects. Over the course of the evening and next morning, the two attempt to escape to surrounded casino, and to prove their innocence, as well as to save their marriage.

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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
deception
betrayal
survival
love
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, thriller
Directed by: Sidney J. Furie
Written by: Bart Madison
Starring: Peter Weller, Dennis Hopper, Tia Carrere, Joe Pantoliano, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Peter Coyote, Martin Kove, Michael Delano
Music: Robert O. Ragland
Cinematography: Alan Caso
Runtime: 100 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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