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Powerplay

1999 · 88 min

A slick, steamy late-night thriller that coasts on seduction and menace, easy to watch but never quite trustworthy.

Tagline
Sometimes You'll Do Anything To Win
Overview
A beautiful blonde con-woman and martial artist seduces wealthy bachelors and grifts them out of their money using her wiles and deadly force if necessary.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • deception
  • greed
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, romance
Directed by
Chris Baugh
Written by
Chris Baugh, Geri Cudia Barger
Starring
Shannon Tweed, James Richer, Danielle Ciardi, Ron McCoy, Ken Belsky, Richard McNally, Nate Reese, Mark Carlton
Cinematography
Howard Krupa
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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