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Hot Seat

2022 · 99 min

A tense, high-stakes thriller that keeps you on edge as a bomb threat unfolds in real time.

Directed by
James Cullen Bressack
Genres
Thriller, Action
Starring
Kevin Dillon, Mel Gibson, Shannen Doherty
Tagline
No time to think. Nowhere to run. One chance to live.
Overview
An ex-hacker is forced to break into high-level banking institutions, another man must try to penetrate the booby-trapped building to get the young man off the hot seat.

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Directed by
James Cullen Bressack
Genres
Thriller, Action
Starring
Kevin Dillon, Mel Gibson, Shannen Doherty
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • obsession
  • crime
  • deception
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller, action
Directed by
James Cullen Bressack
Written by
Collin Watts, Leon Langford
Starring
Kevin Dillon, Mel Gibson, Shannen Doherty, Sam Asghari, Anna Harr, Michael Welch, Lydia Hull, Eddie Steeples
Music
Tim Jones
Cinematography
Bryan Koss
Runtime
99 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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