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The Deputy

2026 · 100 min

A tight, sweaty crime thriller that keeps you leaning forward, with a young deputy scrambling through a hostile small-town underworld.

Directed by: Matt Sukkar
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Duke Nicholson, William H. Macy, Tiffany Haddish

Tagline: Trust no body.
Overview: A young sheriff's deputy finds himself in the crosshairs of dangerous criminals when the dead body he is assigned to keep an eye on disappears from a crime scene.

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Directed by: Matt Sukkar
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Duke Nicholson, William H. Macy, Tiffany Haddish

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Tone: tensestrength 3 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
Themes: crime
corruption
survival
deception
justice
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	3
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, crime, thriller
Directed by: Matt Sukkar
Written by: Carlo Bernard
Starring: Duke Nicholson, William H. Macy, Tiffany Haddish, Stephen Dorff, Devon Ross, Billie Lourd, Julia Fox, Daniel Diemer
Runtime: 100 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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