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Ruthless

2023 · 93 min

A grim, straight-ahead revenge thriller that moves fast and hits hard, with little lightness to break the tension.

Directed by: Art Camacho
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Jeff Fahey, Melissa Diaz

Tagline: Break bones first. Ask questions later.
Overview: A high school coach, whose teenage daughter was murdered, takes matters into his own hands by going after the men who kidnap his students for their sex trafficking operation.

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Directed by: Art Camacho
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Jeff Fahey, Melissa Diaz

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
grief
crime
violence
justice
Places: big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: action, thriller
Directed by: Art Camacho
Written by: James Dean Simington, Javier Reyna, Art Camacho
Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Jeff Fahey, Melissa Diaz, Mauricio Mendoza, Niko Foster, Tonantzin Esparza, Texas Battle, Rafael Cabrera
Music: Mauricio Yazigi
Cinematography: Brandon Ruiz
Runtime: 93 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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