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Reba McEntire's The Hammer

2023 · 85 min

A steady, small-town mystery with a warm lead and a tense undercurrent, easy to follow and mildly suspenseful.

Directed by: Jeff Beesley
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Reba McEntire, Melissa Peterman, Rex Linn

Overview: After a judge passes away under suspicious circumstances, Kim Wheeler, an attorney who is appointed as a judge for Nevada's 5th district after the former judge's death, finds herself covering a circuit that stretches between Las Vegas and Reno — a rugged, often desolate area where anything and everything can happen. As the investigation into the death intensifies, Kim's sister Kris, who runs the local brothel, becomes the prime suspect.

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Directed by: Jeff Beesley
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Reba McEntire, Melissa Peterman, Rex Linn

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 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: justice
family
mystery
deception
loyalty
Places: small town
countryside
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama, mystery, thriller, tv movie
Directed by: Jeff Beesley
Written by: Karen Wyscarver, Sanford Golden
Starring: Reba McEntire, Melissa Peterman, Rex Linn, Kay Metchie, Matty Finochio, Jill Morrison, Primo Allon, Vanesa Tomasino
Music: Matthew Rogers
Cinematography: Tyler Walzak
Runtime: 85 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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