# Mr. Brooks (2007)

> A revered Portland businessman battles his murderous alter ego while a witness and a threatened detective pull his carefully controlled double life toward collapse.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2173

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller
- Director: Bruce A. Evans
- Cast: Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, William Hurt, Marg Helgenberger, Danielle Panabaker, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Reiko Aylesworth
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780571/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, foreboding, late night thriller viewing, crime movie marathon

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