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Mood:
- RoughSuspenseful
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Plot:
- Serial KillerTough Law EnforcerAgainst the RulesPolice InvestigationCrimesDeadlyLaw EnforcementRebellion more...
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Genres:
- ActionCrimeThriller
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century80s
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Place:
- San FranciscoUSAUrban
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Audience:
- Boys' Night
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- ProfanityViolent Content
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The Dead Pool, 1988
English
USA
Profile of The Dead Pool
The Dead Pool can be described as rough and suspenseful. The plot revolves around going against the rules, a tough law enforcer, and rebellion. The main genres are thriller, action, and crime. In approach, The Dead Pool is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. It is located in San Francisco. The Dead Pool takes place in the 1980s. It is well suited for a boys' night. Note that it involves profanity and violent content.
Summary of The Dead Pool
In the fifth installment of the Dirty Harry series, gritty cop Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is fresh off the conviction of a major mob boss. When horror film director Peter Swan (Liam Neeson) develops a "dead pool" betting on celebrity deaths, he is shocked when a serial killer begins targeting those named, including TV reporter Samantha Walker (Patricia Clarkson) and Callahan himself. Action and violence abound as Callahan tracks the killer in an attempt to stop the murders.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 13 July 1988 |
| Runtime: | 91 min |
Cast and Crew
as Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
as Samantha Walker
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Critics Reviews
The New York Times
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- by: Vincent Canby
TV Guide
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- by: Staff (Not Credited)
Users Reviews
- 28.September.2008
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- by: fletcher.munson
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