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Puncture

2011 · 100 min

A sobering, character-driven drama that immerses you in a flawed lawyer's struggle with addiction and a rigged system, leaving a lingering sense of injustice.

Directed by: Adam Kassen, Mark Kassen
Genres: Drama, Mystery
Starring: Chris Evans, Mark Kassen, Michael Biehn

Tagline: Madman. Genius. Playboy. Friend. Fool. Lawyer.
Overview: Based on a true story. Mike Weiss (Chris Evans) is a brilliant but self-destructive Houston attorney whose drug addiction threatens to destroy his career. When he and his law partner Paul Danziger (Mark Kassen) take on a case involving a nurse injured by a contaminated needle, they uncover a $130 billion medical supply monopoly that has been blocking a life-saving safety

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Directed by: Adam Kassen, Mark Kassen
Genres: Drama, Mystery
Starring: Chris Evans, Mark Kassen, Michael Biehn

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: addiction
corruption
justice
guilt
isolation
Places: big city
workplace
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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