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Pimpstress

2022 · 93 min

A gritty, fast-paced crime thriller that follows a woman's ruthless rise in a dangerous underworld, with tension and streetwise attitude.

Tagline
She's in charge now.
Overview
Fleeing an abusive relationship, Shay Waters moves to Las Vegas to live with her cousin and falls into the lifestyle that her cousin is mixed up in. Shay quickly makes a name for herself as a madam but she must contend with the well-established competition. Who makes it out alive in this street fight?

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • power
  • survival
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime
Directed by
Bobby Peoples, Renee S. Warren Peoples
Written by
Bobby Peoples, Renee S. Warren Peoples
Starring
Janae Heard, Julie Garcia-Briceno, Rachi Herring, Timothy Krabill, Juan Bishaw, Parishia Henderson
Runtime
93 min

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