# Small Town Crime (2018)

> A disgraced alcoholic ex-cop risks his family and fragile sobriety to solve a young woman’s murder in a violent Utah noir.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/275553

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama, Action
- Director: Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms
- Cast: John Hawkes, Anthony Anderson, Octavia Spencer, Robert Forster, Clifton Collins Jr., Jeremy Ratchford, James Lafferty, Michael Vartan
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5751998/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gritty, paranoid, darkly comic, crime movie night, late night thriller viewing

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