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Ground Control

1998 · 98 min

A tense, storm-battered pressure-cooker that keeps you on edge as a haunted controller faces his fears in real time.

Directed by
Richard Howard
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
No radar. No contact. No control.
Overview
An air-traffic controller quits after a plane crash but, years later, goes to help an airport that is in the path of a terrible storm.

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Directed by
Richard Howard
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • trauma
  • survival
  • redemption
  • work
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, drama, thriller
Directed by
Richard Howard
Written by
Mark Shepherd, Robert Moreland
Starring
Kiefer Sutherland, Kristy Swanson, Robert Sean Leonard, Kelly McGillis, Margaret Cho, Bruce McGill, Ruben Paul, Charles Fleischer
Music
Randy Miller
Cinematography
Henner Hofmann
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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