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The Guilty

2000 · 108 min

A grim, tense thriller that keeps you uneasy as a moral crisis spirals into violence and betrayal.

Directed by
Anthony Waller
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
The evil that men do
Overview
Callum Crane, a lawyer and would-be federal judge, jeopardizes his chances at a judgeship by forcing himself on his secretary. He then worsens the situation by trying to have the woman murdered. Further complicating matters, he assigns the task to a young man who, unbeknownst to Crane, is actually his son, Nathan. Nathan refuses to do the deed, but not before informing several people, one of whom tries to take on the job.

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Directed by
Anthony Waller
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • morality
  • crime
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Anthony Waller
Written by
William Davies
Starring
Bill Pullman, Devon Sawa, Gabrielle Anwar, Angela Featherstone, Joanne Whalley, Darcy Belsher, Jaimz Woolvett, Ken Tremblett
Music
Debbie Wiseman
Cinematography
Tobias A. Schliessler
Runtime
108 min
Country
Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
French, English

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