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Ruby

1992 · 110 min

A brooding, slow-burn descent into paranoia and corruption, anchored by a weary, soulful performance.

Directed by
John Mackenzie
Genres
Drama, Action, Thriller
Tagline
If you don't know his story you don't know the whole story.
Overview
Fact and fiction are combined in this story about Jack Ruby and a stripper, Candy Cane, and how they become involved in a conspiracy to kill J.F.K.

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Directed by
John Mackenzie
Genres
Drama, Action, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • morality
  • death
Places
  • workplace
  • countryside
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, action, thriller, crime
Directed by
John Mackenzie
Written by
Stephen Davis
Starring
Danny Aiello, Sherilyn Fenn, Tobin Bell, Joe Cortese, David Duchovny, Richard C. Sarafian, Leonard Termo, Arliss Howard
Music
John Scott
Cinematography
Phil Meheux
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom, Japan
Languages
English

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