# Kiss of Death (1995)

> An ex-con trying to protect his family is forced into a deadly collision between a sadistic gangster and detectives determined to make him inform.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3391

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Director: Barbet Schroeder
- Cast: David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Helen Hunt, Kathryn Erbe, Stanley Tucci, Michael Rapaport, Ving Rhames
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113552/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gritty, paranoid, foreboding, late night thriller viewing, 1990s crime marathon

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