Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Slow Burn end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Slow Burn easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Slow Burn violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Slow Burn

Name: Slow Burn
Genre: Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
Released: 1986
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 4.9
Cast: Eric Roberts, Beverly D'Angelo, Dennis Lipscomb, Raymond J. Barry, Anne Schedeen

Directed by Matthew Chapman

Produced by Universal Pay Television Programming, Castles Burning Productions Inc.

198692 min4.9 / 10

A procedural thriller about a detective unraveling a web of deception and murder in Palm Springs, driven by mystery and paranoia rather than warmth or spectacle.

Jacob Asch is hired by Gerald McMurty to find his ex-wife Laine and their son in Palm Springs. Jacob finds Laine and a teenager named Donnie who may or may not be Gerald's son. He also finds an intricate web of deceit and betrayal that begin to lead to death. He takes it upon himself to unravel the mystery and find out who is killing people and why.

Clusters

Corruption and Distrust Paranoia and Procedure Betrayal By Insiders Outcasts and Misfits Law Enforcement Officers

Genres

Drama Thriller TV Movie

Keywords

Detective Missing Person

Questions people ask

Is Slow Burn scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Does Slow Burn end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Slow Burn easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Slow Burn violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is Slow Burn 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.

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