# Eyewitness (1981)

> A lovestruck New York janitor fakes insider knowledge of a murder to attract a television reporter, drawing both into a dangerous investigation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19858

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
- Director: Peter Yates
- Cast: William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer, James Woods, Irene Worth, Kenneth McMillan, Pamela Reed, Albert Paulsen
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082353/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, paranoid, romantic, 1980s movie night, crime thriller night

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