Bare Witness

Bare Witness

What she's got Just might get both of them killed.

Directed by Kelley Cauthen

Produced by Mainline Releasing, Magic Hour Pictures

200288 min4.6 / 10

A dark, tangled thriller about murder, blackmail, and corruption in the sex trade, where a videotaped killing sets off a chain of violence and investigation.

Professional killer Gav Reed commits a grave mistake allowing himself to be videotaped (as she always does, for a documentary she hopes to sell to Hollywood about the real nocturnal 'eldest business' there) by Julie Spencer, one of Max 'Slim' Reuter's hookers and porn actresses, whom he had sex with before - and while making a most incriminating call about his murder attempt at a high society campaign party for mayor Garland's electoral challenger Mary Washington, where the bullet is however caught by councilor Frank Constantine, who also survives. Gav's client, businessman Ian Hunter, who was videotaped earlier, has his girl Marina shoot Gav and then Julie, later Slim who. Rough but effective police detective Killian investigates, helped by Julie's friend Carly Marsh, and unravels even more sordid connections.

Questions people ask

  • Is Bare Witness scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Bare Witness violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Bare Witness end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Bare Witness easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Bare Witness sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity15

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Bare Witness

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Bare Witness

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Bare Witness, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bare Witness, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bare Witness, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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