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Beeper

2002 · 94 min

A frantic, sun-scorched chase through a foreign city, where every beep tightens the screw on a desperate father.

Directed by
Jack Sholder
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Tagline
A doctor must follow the instructions on a drug dealer's beeper to rescue his kidnapped son.
Overview
Richard Avery, whose young son is kidnapped while they travel in India. Embarking on a desperate quest to rescue him, and with a beeper providing his only lead, Avery seeks help from unlikely sources, including a drug lord and a beautiful but dangerous woman named Julia.

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Directed by
Jack Sholder
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • survival
  • crime
  • corruption
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Jack Sholder
Written by
Gregory Gieras, Michael Cordell
Starring
Harvey Keitel, Joey Lauren Adams, Ed Quinn, Gulshan Grover, Stefan Djordjevic, Vinay Varma, Sherlyn Chopra, Shamaz Begum
Music
J. Peter Robinson
Cinematography
Ajayan Vincent
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French

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