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Sunset

1988 · 107 min

A low-key, elegiac mystery with old Hollywood charm, mixing gentle laughs with a melancholic undertow.

Directed by: Blake Edwards
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: James Garner, Bruce Willis, Malcolm McDowell

Tagline: They broke every rule, loved every woman, took every risk and solved the most shocking murder in the history of Beverly Hills. And it's all true. Give or take a lie or two.
Overview: Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.

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Directed by: Blake Edwards
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: James Garner, Bruce Willis, Malcolm McDowell

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
corruption
betrayal
justice
friendship
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	2
Humour	5
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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