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Epicenter

2000 · 102 min

A tense, fast-paced chase through a ruined city, mixing disaster spectacle with gritty crime thrills.

Directed by
Richard Pepin
Genres
Action, Adventure, Crime
Starring
Traci Lords, Gary Daniels, Jeff Fahey
Overview
Epicenter concerns brassy, beautiful Amanda Foster, a down-on-her-luck Los Angeles detective who's been assigned to protect a mobster-turned-State's-Witness, Nick Constantine, from the mob. On the night of the assignment, the city is rocked by a devastating earthquake, forcing Amanda and Nick to fight their way through the ravaged city streets while being pursued by ruthless assassins and corrupt cops.

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Directed by
Richard Pepin
Genres
Action, Adventure, Crime
Starring
Traci Lords, Gary Daniels, Jeff Fahey
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • crime
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • violence
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
action, adventure, crime
Directed by
Richard Pepin
Written by
Greg McBride
Starring
Traci Lords, Gary Daniels, Jeff Fahey, Daniela Nane, Constantin Cotimanis, Katie Stuart, Andrew Francis, Trevor White
Music
Alex Wilkinson
Cinematography
Richard Leiterman
Runtime
102 min
Country
Romania, United States of America
Languages
German, English

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