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Wiseguy: Pilot

1987 · 100 min

A gritty, slow-burning undercover drama that keeps you tense with moral compromises and the constant threat of exposure.

Overview: This was the feature-length pilot for the hit series. Vinnie Terranova, a Justice Department agent reassigned to the Organized Crime Bureau as a “wiseguy”, a specially trained deep undercover agent. To help support his cover, Vinnie has just finished serving 18 months in a New Jersey prison…
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, deception, loyalty, identity
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 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: crime
deception
loyalty
identity
betrayal
Places: big city
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild