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Shadow of Fear

2004 · 88 min

A sleek, uneasy thriller that keeps you watching your back as secrets curdle into leverage.

Directed by
Rich Cowan
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Matthew Davis, James Spader, Aidan Quinn
Tagline
Tell someone your darkest secret and they own you.
Overview
When a young man accidentally kills someone, he is plunged into a rich man's world of blackmail, betrayal, adultery and ...murder.

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Free in the UK
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Directed by
Rich Cowan
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Matthew Davis, James Spader, Aidan Quinn
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • corruption
  • power
  • deception
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
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Rich Cowan
Written by
Art Marcum, Matt Holloway
Starring
Matthew Davis, James Spader, Aidan Quinn, Peter Coyote, Robin Tunney, Lacey Chabert, Alice Krige, David Selby
Music
Stephen Edwards
Cinematography
Dan Heigh
Runtime
88 min
Languages
English

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