Movie

The Cold Light of Day

1996 · 101 min

A grim, quietly unsettling procedural that crawls inside a damaged mind and leaves you uneasy long after.

Tagline: To get inside a killer's head, a cop must pick the next victim... before the killer does.
Overview: A troubled detective befriends a single woman and her daughter with the intention of using them as bait for a serial killer.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, crime, isolation, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: obsession
crime
isolation
betrayal
guilt
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild