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A Bold Affair

1998 · 99 min

A steamy, tense little thriller that pulls you into a web of deception and keeps you guessing who is really playing whom.

Directed by: Rick Jacobson
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Starring: Jeff Trachta, Schae Harrison, Sandra Robinson

Overview: A man's life gets wrecked by a woman with whom he had a casual "affair" over the Internet.

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Directed by: Rick Jacobson
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Starring: Jeff Trachta, Schae Harrison, Sandra Robinson

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
obsession
betrayal
identity
crime
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: thriller, mystery, romance
Directed by: Rick Jacobson
Written by: Al Sophianopoulos
Starring: Jeff Trachta, Schae Harrison, Sandra Robinson, Howard Mungo, Peter J. Fogel, Caroline Cornell, Dana Lee, Kristine Mejia
Music: Don Zelig
Cinematography: Jesse Weathington
Runtime: 99 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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