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Texas Killing Fields

2011 · 105 min

A grim, humid procedural that lingers in the murk of unsolved violence, more oppressive than thrilling.

Directed by
Ami Canaan Mann
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Tagline
No one is safe.
Overview
In the Texas bayous, a local homicide detective teams up with a cop from New York City to investigate a series of unsolved murders.

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Directed by
Ami Canaan Mann
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • crime
  • violence
  • death
  • obsession
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, thriller, crime
Directed by
Ami Canaan Mann
Written by
Don Ferrarone
Starring
Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jessica Chastain, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jason Clarke, Annabeth Gish, Sheryl Lee, Stephen Graham
Music
Dickon Hinchliffe
Cinematography
Stuart Dryburgh
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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