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Strip Search

2004 · 56 min

A claustrophobic, dialogue-driven chamber piece that mirrors two interrogations, leaving a cold, uneasy sense of liberty slipping away.

Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Glenn Close, Dean Winters
Overview
Strip Search follows several parallel stories examining personal freedoms vs. national security in the aftermath of 9/11; two main subplots involve an American woman detained in China and an Arab man detained in New York City.

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Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Glenn Close, Dean Winters
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • freedom
  • power
  • justice
  • identity
  • politics
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
Tom Fontana
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
56 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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