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Sweet Killing

1993 · 87 min

A tense, cynical crime drama that follows a man's scheme spiraling into increasingly strange and uncomfortable consequences.

Overview
A business man decides to kill his wife but the plan sets off a chain of weird events that cause his life to become a living hell.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • guilt
  • deception
  • morality
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Eddy Matalon
Written by
Dominique Roulet, Eddy Matalon
Starring
Anthony Higgins, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Ironside, Leslie Hope, Aron Tager, Jamieson Boulanger, Sonya Biddle
Runtime
87 min
Country
Canada, France, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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