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Arthur Hailey's Detective

2005 · 171 min

A slow-burning, talky mystery that feels like a tense confession, drawing you into a serpentine psychological duel.

Overview
Detective Sergeant Malcolm Ainslie, a Catholic priest turned distinguished investigator for the police, has agreed to hear the confession of a convicted serial killer sentenced to death in a just a matter of hours. What he promises to reveal to Ainslie is the truth behind the crimes and the reason he confessed to the one crime Ainslie doesn't even believe he committed. What unfolds between the two men is a serpentine trail into both men's pasts based on the bestseller from master storyteller Arthur Hailey.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • guilt
  • faith
  • mystery
  • death
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, mystery
Directed by
David S. Cass Sr.
Written by
Philip Rosenberg
Starring
Tom Berenger, Annabeth Gish, Rick Gomez, Frank Whaley, Renee Rizzo, Bruce Boxleitner, Michael Shamus Wiles, Casey Sander
Cinematography
Maximo Munzi
Runtime
171 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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