10 to Midnight

10 to Midnight

A cop... A killer... A deadline...

Directed by J. Lee Thompson

Produced by Y & M Productions, The Cannon Group

1983102 min6.2 / 10

A grim procedural thriller about a detective's obsessive pursuit of a cunning serial killer, driven by moral compromise and the tension between justice and the law.

Warren Stacy, an office equipment repairman, begins murdering women after they reject his advances. To minimize the evidence, Stacy always kills while naked, wearing nothing but gloves, and further evades the law with his strong alibis. Veteran detective Leo Kessler is convinced of Stacy's guilt and begins using questionable methods to catch him.

Questions people ask

  • Is 10 to Midnight one of a kind? No. Less singular than 99% of films.

  • Is 10 to Midnight scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is 10 to Midnight easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is 10 to Midnight violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Does 10 to Midnight end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is 10 to Midnight sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

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26/ 100

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Love30

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