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Bad Company

1995 · 108 min

A sleek, cynical neo-noir full of double-crosses and seductive menace, where everyone is using everyone and the mood stays cold and watchful.

Directed by
Damian Harris
Genres
Action, Crime, Romance
Tagline
Bribery. Blackmail. Murder. Specialities of the house.
Overview
CIA operative Nelson Crowe is tasked with a deadly assignment: infiltrate a highly secret industrial espionage firm. Once inside, he teams with Margaret Wells, a master spy and seductive manipulator, in a plot to overthrow the organization's sinister president, which leads them into a darkly mysterious web of intrigue -- and shocking murder!

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Directed by
Damian Harris
Genres
Action, Crime, Romance
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • power
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, crime, romance, thriller
Directed by
Damian Harris
Written by
Ross Thomas
Starring
Laurence Fishburne, Ellen Barkin, Frank Langella, Michael Beach, David Ogden Stiers, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Gia Carides, Spalding Gray
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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