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Avenging Angel

1985 · 93 min

A gritty, pulpy revenge thriller that mixes streetwise action with offbeat characters, offering a fast, entertaining ride.

Genres
Action, Thriller, Crime
Tagline
It's 4 years later. She's graduating college. The cop who got her off the street has been murdered. ANGEL'S back... with a vengeance!
Overview
Molly Stewart, now a law student at UCLA, is determined to leave her prostitute past behind. After learning that the detective who helped save her life has been murdered, she quickly finds herself pitted against an underworld of mob figures who might be more than she's bargained for...

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Action, Thriller, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • revenge
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour4
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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The Angel Collection

  1. AngelMovie · 1984
  2. Avenging AngelMovie · 1985 This title
  3. Angel III: The Final ChapterMovie · 1988

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Genres
action, thriller, crime
Directed by
Robert Vincent O'Neil
Written by
Joseph Michael Cala, Robert Vincent O'Neil
Starring
Betsy Russell, Rory Calhoun, Robert F. Lyons, Steven M. Porter, Ossie Davis, Susan Tyrrell, Paul Lambert, Barry Pearl
Music
Christopher Young
Cinematography
Peter Lyons Collister
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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