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Trenchcoat

1983 · 91 min

A light, sunny caper that mixes romance and comic confusion as an aspiring writer stumbles into real danger.

Tagline
To write a great novel, you have to live a great novel. Too bad Mickey writes murder mysteries.
Overview
An aspiring mystery writer becomes accidently embroiled in an international plot during a two-week stay in Malta.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • love
  • crime
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, mystery, crime
Directed by
Michael Tuchner
Written by
Peter S. Seaman, Jeffrey Price
Starring
Margot Kidder, Robert Hays, David Suchet, Ronald Lacey, Gila von Weitershausen, P.G. Stephens, Pauline Delaney, Daniel Faraldo
Music
Charles Fox
Cinematography
Tonino Delli Colli
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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