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Damaged

2024 · 98 min

A grim, tension-filled detective thriller that feels familiar and by-the-numbers, with a dark atmosphere and little levity.

Directed by
Terry McDonough
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Samuel L. Jackson, Vincent Cassel, Gianni Capaldi
Tagline
Evil is closer than you think.
Overview
A Chicago detective travels to Scotland after an emerging serial killer’s crimes match those that he investigated five years earlier, one of which was the crime scene of his murdered girlfriend.

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Directed by
Terry McDonough
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Samuel L. Jackson, Vincent Cassel, Gianni Capaldi
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • crime
  • obsession
  • grief
  • violence
  • mystery
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, drama, thriller, crime
Directed by
Terry McDonough
Written by
Paul Aniello, Koji Steven Sakai, Gianni Capaldi
Starring
Samuel L. Jackson, Vincent Cassel, Gianni Capaldi, Kate Dickie, John Hannah, Laura Haddock, Brian McCardie, Elaine C. Smith
Music
Andrea Ridolfi
Cinematography
Matthias Pötsch
Runtime
98 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
Spanish, English

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