# Best Seller (1987)

> A haunted police writer teams with a fascinatingly dangerous hit man to expose the political machinery behind his crimes.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2677

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: John Flynn
- Cast: James Woods, Brian Dennehy, Victoria Tennant, Allison Balson, Paul Shenar, George Coe, Anne Pitoniak, Mary Carver
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092641/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, brooding, paranoid, late night thriller viewing, 1980s crime marathon

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