# Twilight (1998)

> A retired Los Angeles detective enters a blackmail scheme that reopens an old disappearance among a wealthy, dying Hollywood couple.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15644

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller
- Director: Robert Benton
- Cast: Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, Reese Witherspoon, Stockard Channing, James Garner, Giancarlo Esposito, Liev Schreiber
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119594/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: melancholic, rueful, measured, late night mystery viewing, rainy day noir

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