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Code of Vengeance

1985 · 120 min

A gritty, slow-burning revenge tale with a weary drifter at its center, offering modest thrills and a somber mood.

Directed by
Rick Rosenthal
Genres
Action, Adventure, Tv movie
Starring
Charles Taylor, Erin Gray, Charles Haid
Overview
A Vietnam veteran who has become a drifter helps a young, single mother avenge her brother's murder and finds himself the target of a gang of dope smugglers on the Mexican border.

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Directed by
Rick Rosenthal
Genres
Action, Adventure, Tv movie
Starring
Charles Taylor, Erin Gray, Charles Haid
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • violence
  • crime
  • justice
  • trauma
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, tv movie
Directed by
Rick Rosenthal
Written by
Robert Foster
Starring
Charles Taylor, Erin Gray, Charles Haid, Randall 'Tex' Cobb, Lenka Peterson, Chad Allen, Joe Dorsey, Victor Mohica
Music
Don Peake
Cinematography
Duke Callaghan
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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