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Smoke Screen

2010 · 87 min

A twisty, workmanlike TV thriller that keeps you guessing with its tangled conspiracy and wronged-protagonist tension.

Directed by
Gary Yates
Genres
Tv movie, Crime, Mystery
Overview
Newswoman Britt Shelley shockingly wakes up in bed next to the dead body of Detective Jay Burgess and is suspected of foul play. Five years prior, Jay’s lifelong friend Raley Gannon also woke up next to a dead body. After learning of Britt’s scandal and the similarities between their two cases, he realizes she might be his only chance for vindication. As the two unravel their mysterious cases together, they find themselves caught in a dangerous political cover-up involving arson and murder.
How it feels
Tense, dark and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Conspiracy, mystery, corruption, deception
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Gary Yates
Genres
Tv movie, Crime, Mystery
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
tv movie, crime, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Gary Yates
Written by
Karen Stillman
Starring
Jaime Pressly, Currie Graham, Garwin Sanford, Larissa Laskin, Blu Mankuma, Zak Santiago, Malcolm Stewart, Martin Cummins
Music
Jonathan Goldsmith
Cinematography
C. Kim Miles
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, Polish, English

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