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Rollover

1981 · 116 min

A slow-burning, talky thriller that makes high finance feel tense and quietly ominous, with a chilly, paranoid atmosphere.

Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Starring: Jane Fonda, Kris Kristofferson, Hume Cronyn

Tagline: The most erotic thing in their world was money.
Overview: The wife of a murdered petrochemical company chairman and a banker investigating the liquidity of his new bank stumble upon an international financial scheme that could lead to global economic collapse.

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Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Starring: Jane Fonda, Kris Kristofferson, Hume Cronyn

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
corruption
power
conspiracy
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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